# Material Library

Default Material Library can be downloaded by selecting the **Material** tab in the **Library**, and clicking **Download Materials Library**.

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After installing the library the user can select the material group

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To assign a material to an object in the scene just drag the material and drop it onto that object in the **3D Area** or in the **Scene Browser**.

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The following tutorial shows the material management capabilities:

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Using **+/-** at the top right side of the Materials Library the user can add new materials, and delete unused ones.

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For managing Material Library the user can click on **Manage Library**, For sharing part of contents library (Materials or 3D models), the user can use **Share Library Content**

The following image shows the **Manage Library** dialog

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#### Share Contents

With this feature, sharing different resources is simplified significantly. The rule is clear, if a resource exists in a library, then it can be shared.  
  
Resources can be:  
Materials  
HDRs  
Models  
Background Images  
And even more...  
  
To share a resource, just drag and drop it from the **Library Panel** to the area with the title **Drop to Share,** surrounded by orange dotted border. Sharing dialog includes the following control elements, as shown in the following image:

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**Drop to Share:** Area where the user should drop in the resource to be shared  
**Save Package**: Exports the recourse to be shared with colleagues and save it as \*.spk (SimLab Package).  
**Load Package**: Allows the recipient to import the \*.spk package received into SimLab Composer library.