Render Material Selection

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I'm trying to render an image of a part with Tungsten Carbide as the selected material, which is not available in the provided materials catalog. Is there anywhere I can obtain (safe) downloadable appearances for materials, specifically carbide? Or alternatively is there a more advanced software package I can purchase that would offer more materials?

[Phil.E · Accepted solution]

Thanks for asking. 

The material library in Fusion is customizable. For materials that are not in the library you can make your own to suit your specific needs.

When I do this, I start with the closest material I can find, then duplicate it, edit it, and eventually save it to My Appearances.

Duplicate and edit:

Help page:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-CEF37CC0-1FDE-4081-9890-EF4F1A8FD836

I looked up Tungsten Carbide and saw there are several versions of it. One that looks most like aluminum, and others that had a darker color.

In this image I'm comparing satin aluminum (Fusion) with an image of tungsten carbide drills.

This could be a starting point for your custom material. Let me know if I can help.