To create a new material, click the   button in the Object creation toolbar. A new material will be created with the default name material.n, where n is the next sequential number among numbered materials. The name of the new material will appear under the Model node in the Model manager window (Figure 9.56: The Materials Node under the Model Node) and in the Name text entry box in the Materials panel. See Editing an Existing Material for details on renaming a material.

You can also create a new material in any panel that contains a materials list. For example, the Walls panel contains a list called the External material list. To create a new material, open the External material list and select Create material. This will open the Materials panel and create a material called wall.1 ext_material in this example. You can rename and edit the material using the Materials panel. Click Done when you have finished editing the material, and Ansys Icepak will close the Materials panel and return to the Walls panel.