This article detailed guide will showcase demonstrate how to add a new material materials to the database in case said , especially when the desired material is currently not available or available but under another either unavailable or listed under a different name.
Step 1. go to the admin panel by adding /admin after the .com
2. scroll all the way down until you find the header “Products”
3. after entering this section in the left right corner you will find a button saying “Add Product”
4. now begins the actual configuration. First you will : Access the Admin Panel
Append "/admin" to the URL after the ".com" to access the admin panel.
Step 2: Locate the "Products" Section
Scroll down to the end of the page until you spot the “Products” header.
Step 3: Initiate the Addition of New Material
Once you're in the "Products" section, look for the button labeled "Add Product" in the top right corner.
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Step 4: Start Configuration
You are now ready to begin configuring your new material. First, you'll be asked for the following:
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Title: This can be
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provided in
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multiple languages, and the slug will
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auto-generate, so you
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don't have to
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For the Category you will be presented with a dropdown that fields several options:
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IMPORTANT: selecting Plastic, Composite, Ceramic, Metal and Other without the “> x” after the name will not work. Those are just headers introducing the subsections. So always pick something like Other > Wood for example.
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manually create it. Please note, the slug must be a unique value and so may need to be manually edited if the same slug is already in use elsewhere.
Category: You'll see a dropdown menu with numerous options.
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If you select "Plastic," "Composite," "Ceramic," "Metal," or "Other" without the “> x” suffix, it won't work as these are mere headers for the subcategories. So, always pick something like "Other > Wood," for example. |
Step 5: Input Basic Properties
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It's imperative to fill out the following sections: Technology, Material Form, Minimum wall thickness (critical), and Minimum wall thickness (optimal) |
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as otherwise the printability analysis of uploaded 3d files won’t work properly. |
Here's a quick rundown of the sections from top to bottom:Ticking is multicolor will designate the material as a material that can have more than one color
Tradename
Is Multicolor: This feature is currently non-functional.
Tradename: This is an internal datapoint
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, not
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disclosed to the customer
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.
Is Colorable: Check this box if the material can
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undergo coloring post
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-processing.
Internal
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Interal 3yd comment is also only internal data
Popularity will decide how far up or down the material will show up in the user panel when not sorted alphabetically
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Identifier: This information is for internal use only.
Internal 3yd Comment: This information is also for internal use.
Material Form: Choose from Powder, Liquid, Filament, or Other
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, depending on the material you
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're configuring.
Critical and
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Optimal Wall Thickness: These settings determine how the part will be
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displayed in the part viewer when this material is selected.
Minimum
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Gap (Critical and Optimal): These options currently serve no function.
Detail Richness: Here, you can set the detail level from 1 to 100
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. This attribute will be visible to the customer in the advanced comparison within the user panel.
Popularity: This setting determines how high or low the material appears in the user panel
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Last but not least we get to the Material Properties
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when not sorted alphabetically.
Step 6: Define Material Properties
Finally, you will need to fill out the Material Properties. The options here are self-explanatory and can (like detail richness) all be found in the advanced comparison in the user panel: , just like the Detail Richness attribute.
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