Materials Database - Expansion and Metric Units

We’ve added 3,000 new sheet and plate materials to the Global Materials Database. These additions focus on stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum, expanding the range of materials available for estimating and inventory.

This release also introduces our first major batch of metric materials, which opens the door for supporting shops that work with metric standards. With the introduction of metric sheet and plate materials, the system now supports multiple new variant dimensions (including metric) for all materials.

To help streamline item creation, we’ve added a new configuration setting: System Data → Items & Inventory → Default Unit for Material Item Sizes. This setting allows you to define your default sizing unit, which will automatically populate the Item Sizing UoM dropdown when activating materials.