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Example Material Definition Names:
Example NameMaterial Definition Description
Concrete.Cast-in-Place.Exposed Aggreg-
ate.Medium
Cast in place concrete, exposed aggregate,
medium texture.
Finishes.Flooring.Tile.Marble.Deep GreenDark green marble flooring tile.
Best Practices for Material Definitions:
■ Take every step to standardize your materials. You may want to consider
storing your main material library drawing as a read-only file, accessible
to only a few authorized people in your office to ensure that standard
material definitions do not get inadvertently modified.
■ Take advantage of Project Standards to make sure your project drawings
are consistent with your office and project standard materials.
■ Avoid using the “Edit Material” or “New Material” buttons on the
“Materials” tab of your style editor. While these may seem like efficient
ways of editing and creating new materials “on the fly”, they can be
dangerous, as they make it easy to accidentally edit a material that has
been applied to a multitude of different object styles, having an unintended
and potentially drastic effect on the graphic quality of your drawing, as
well as creating a material that deviates from your standard material
definitions.
The “Edit Material” and “New Material” buttons available in the style editor. These
may seem like efficient and handy ways of creating materials on the fly, but their use
974 | Chapter 14 Content Creation Guidelines
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