{"id":16087,"date":"2021-11-16T10:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T09:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/?post_type=manual_documentation&#038;p=16087"},"modified":"2021-11-16T11:56:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T10:56:46","slug":"material-information-manager","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/tools-3\/material-information-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Material Information Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3066ab79e2e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3066ab79e2e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/tools-3\/material-information-manager\/#Library_Tab\" >Library Tab<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/tools-3\/material-information-manager\/#Project_Tab\" >Project Tab<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/tools-3\/material-information-manager\/#Customize_Material_Information_Schema\" >Customize Material Information Schema<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The Material Information Manager allows you to edit the information on your materials. The information saved to the material will be output in a table on the <a href=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/manual\/render-4\/render-output\/cmf\/\">output document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Library_Tab\"><\/span>Library Tab <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the library tab you can edit the information on materials in the library. This way you will be able to add the information to your CMF output without having to set it up every time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-3398\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/folder_import_icon.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Import material description data<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This allows you to import CSV files. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"wp-image-4325\" style=\"width: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/manual.keyshot.com\/keyshot11\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/folder_export_icon.png\" alt=\"\"> <strong>Export material description data<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This allows you to export your Material Information to CSV. 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