# Live Component - Adding a Material NOT in the Selection Menu

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**Category:** Live Components\
**Tags:** components\
**Created:** [February 7, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/live-component-adding-a-material-not-in-the-selection-menu/219482 "2023-02-07T14:58:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/live-component-adding-a-material-not-in-the-selection-menu/219482/5 "2023-02-16T15:22:32Z")

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This has been discussed …

> [@Live components](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/live-components/170161/11):
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> Materials are treated as any other parameter, so authors/designers must specify them. If you can’t find one you like, or it is not an option, you can bring the component into SketchUp, Right click \> ‘Detach definition’ and assign materials the old fashioned SketchUp way.

> [@Authoring Live Components](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/authoring-live-components/144146/17):
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> Materials-as-parameters are on the roadmap.
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> For now, Material switching via a dropdown can be authored in Creator.  
> Or users can simply turn the Live Component into a regular one, and apply SketchUp materials directly.

Also …

[Live components materials](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/live-components-materials/143202)

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