Global and Local Definitions > Global Definitions, Geometry, Mesh, and Materials > Global Materials

Global Materials
The Materials () branch under Global Definitions enables you to add materials at the global level. You can add materials in the same way as you do under a Component branch, but materials on the global level are available throughout the model and therefore have no Geometric Entity Selection section. You can refer to global materials using a Material Link node under the Materials branch in a component. Using global materials can be useful if you want to use the same materials in several components within a model.