A user defined record can be added with property values that specify the criteria for an ideal material, for a given design specification. You can then use this record with Find Similar, to find the material in the database that is most similar to the ideal material. This method is another way to perform material selection.
The materials are ranked according to their nearness to the user defined record.
User defined records are added to the data table currently being used in the selection project, and are saved within the project. They can only be compared with other records within the same data table.
The attributes available to include in a user defined record are set by the data table and the selection attribute layout.