# CMATERIAL System Variable [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [C](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/C/(C).md) **Function Description:** The CMATERIAL system variable is used to set material for new objects. <table><tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <td><p>Strings </p></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Saved in </th> <td><p>Drawing </p></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Initial value </th> <td><p>BYLAYER</p></td> </tr> <tr> </tr> </tbody></table> The valid value could be BYLAYER, BYBLOCK, and material names in drawing. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/C/CMATERIAL%20System%20Variable--f95f4c2cec81.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/System%20Variables/C/CMATERIAL%20System%20Variable--f95f4c2cec81.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/C/CMATERIAL%20System%20Variable--f95f4c2cec81.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/C/CMATERIAL%20System%20Variable--f95f4c2cec81.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](../../../2021/System%20Variables/C/CMATERIAL%20System%20Variable--f95f4c2cec81.md)