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Chapter 30. V9.08 30.19. Inventor - Set appearance independent from material
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30.19. Inventor - Set appearance independent from material

In Inventor, material and appearance of the material is handled separately.^[171]

As of PARTsolutions V9.08 and Inventor 2014 there is an additional key available in PARTsolutions, by which you can set the appearance in Inventor.

If the key MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE is set to a correct value, known in Inventor, then the appearance is according to this value.

Note

	Note
If a material is transferred from PARTsolutions and the key `MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE` is set, then Appearance has priority over Material. If a material is transferred from PARTsolutions and the key `MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE` is not set, then the appearance is according to the material settings of Inventor. If neither a material nor the key `MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE` is set, then, in Inventor, the default value "Flat - Polished Gray" is used.

If a material is transferred from PARTsolutions and the key MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE is set, then Appearance has priority over Material.

If a material is transferred from PARTsolutions and the key MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE is not set, then the appearance is according to the material settings of Inventor.

If neither a material nor the key MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE is set, then, in Inventor, the default value "Flat - Polished Gray" is used.

Example:

MAT_NAME = Kupfer

AND

[CreationOptions]
MATERIAL_DEFAULT_APPEARANCE = Dunkelgrün

The material is displayed in the dialog box iProperties, on the tabbed page Physical.

Example: The material is "Copper".

Example: The appearance is "Dark green".

	Note
	Preferably look up correct key values in the dialog box Appearance browser.

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