No "Material" attribute for 3D Solid

[FadeRat]

Hello,

I imported a block reference from an outside source, and I need to apply a material to it. I can apply the material to the reference, but it does not render. When I double click on the block and try to edit the 3D Solid inside, there is no "Material" attribute under the 3D Visualization section of the Properties window. (See attached screenshsot)

What can I do?

[christina.davis]

Hello, 

Since the solid was created by a third party it may not have the underlying entitites needed to apply a material. Typically if I explode a 3D solid the underlying object is a region or surface. A second explode would then produce basic line entities or a body. 

Do you know what program the solids were created in? And how it was exported or converted to a DWG? Also, if you are able to send the drawing (or a section of it) that would be very helpful. 

[FadeRat]

Thank you for your reply.

1. What sort of entities can/cannot accept material?

2. If I explode down to basic lines or a body, I should then be able to re-extrude it to a usable solid. Is that correct?

3. I downloaded from their website as a .step file. I then opened it Inventor Fusion 2013 and saved it to a .dwg.

4. I have attached the .dwg and the original .step files below.

Thanks again.

[JDMather · Accepted solution]

I noticed that you had a bunch of Blocks.

Try this one.

[FadeRat]

Awesome! Thank you : )