# Adding a Substrate

Adding a substrate to your materials library is a common action you'll need to do if you plan on printing onto multiple substrates. These steps will take you through this process.

### **Adding a Substrate:** 

From the main screen, select the **Materials** from the available options.

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Next, select the **Library** option to manage your materials.

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Once on the Manage your Library screen, you’ll want to create a new material with either the Create button in the center of the screen or the + button from the materials library on the left.

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Much like adding our paste material earlier, in this step you will add a few details to distinguish it in the library.

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Once created, you will be able to add in some basic details for the substrate so NOVA knows how to handle it during printing.

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* [**Probe pitch**](/docs/nova/learn-nova/software-overview/print-settings-overview.md#probe-pitch)
  * Sets the maximum distance between probing measurements. A smaller probe pitch creates a more accurate height map, but takes longer to complete.&#x20;
* **Vacuum**
  * Enable this setting if you are using the vacuum module for this substrate.&#x20;
* [**Minimum raise height:** ](/docs/nova/learn-nova/software-overview/print-settings-overview.md#minimum-raise-height)
  * Sets the vertical clearance the tools will take between travel moves. Increase this setting to avoid collisions with components or mounting features. A minimum raise height of 1.0 mm is used during dispensing.

Once saved, your material will be available for you to use in the dispense workflow.


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