Ingredient Properties: Similar Materials

The Similar Materials tab of an ingredient's Properties pane shows a list of similar materials that you can use to replace the ingredient's material. A materials manager organizes similar materials into groups in the Materials Management app.

This page discusses:

See Also
Ingredient Properties: Profile
Ingredient Properties: Weights
Ingredient Properties: QS

Tools

  • Replace Similar Material: Replaces the ingredient's material with the similar material that is selected in the list.
  • Refresh Similar Material: Updates the list of similar materials from the materials database.

For instructions on using similar materials, see Working with Similar Materials.

Similar Materials List

Note: If no similar materials are available, the message "No similar materials available" is displayed instead of the list.

Column Description
Material ID The ID of the material in the materials database.
Material Name The name of the material in the materials database.
Material Type The type of the material:

  • Unified: The material is a generic family of similar materials. Select a unified material if the particular material is unimportant.
  • Sourced: The material is a sourced material.
  • Formulated: The material is a formulated material: that is, a material derived from a formula.