Within SolidWorks Mechanical Conceptual you can apply materials which can be either realistic materials shaders or core materials which contain structural information and well as the shaders.
- To apply a material select the material palette in the tools action bar
2. RMB on the material you want to apply
3. Click on the part and exit the dialog box. The material is now applied to your component.
4. You can find the material you want faster by using tags. Select the tag icon on the right hand side of the search box and the 6 tags are shown on the left hand side of the material search box. By selecting the 'How' filter you can select your material by classification or by the material domain. The main material domains are for either simulation or rendering.
5. Go To ‘HOW’ and select Simulation from the Material Domain
6. Select Steel to filter your materials further
