You typically assign properties to model geometry and, in some cases, idealizations. Assigning properties to idealizations can be indirect, as in the case of assigning a material to a part that you then compress as a midsurface shell. Or, it can take place as part of creating an idealization on a geometric entity—for example, when you create a beam section directly assigned to a curve. The properties you assign vary with the type of idealization you are using:

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