diff --git a/js/lattice/Lattice.js b/js/lattice/Lattice.js
index d7b3ee4490e6d56b1cdfc2548c9909993d61f8df..bbb75416656baf94687aa52e6b29e9a098105c54 100644
--- a/js/lattice/Lattice.js
+++ b/js/lattice/Lattice.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 
-define(['underscore', 'backbone', 'appState', 'globals', 'plist', 'three', 'threeModel', 'latticeBase'],
-    function(_, Backbone, appState, globals, plist, THREE, three, LatticeBase){
+define(['underscore', 'backbone', 'appState', 'globals', 'plist', 'materialsPlist', 'three', 'threeModel', 'latticeBase'],
+    function(_, Backbone, appState, globals, plist, materialsPlist, THREE, three, LatticeBase){
 
     var Lattice = LatticeBase.extend({
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'backbone', 'appState', 'globals', 'plist', 'three', 'thre
             if (latticeData.parts) newPartType = _.keys(latticeData.parts)[0];
             this.set("partType", newPartType, {silent:true});
 
-            var newMaterialClass = (latticeData.materialClasses || _.keys(plist.allMaterialClasses))[0];
+            var newMaterialClass = (latticeData.materialClasses || _.keys(materialsPlist.allMaterialClasses))[0];
             appState.set("materialClass", newMaterialClass);
 
             if (latticeData.options){
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 5fc9b106f9b1c85421454b318f47b4279a490ae2..6c1e304e796383885204e6f09849c5ca0be4c036 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ require.config({
         dnaLegoPart: 'parts/DNALegoPart',
 
         //materials
+        materialsPlist: 'plists/MaterialsPlist',
         materials: 'materials/DMAMaterials',
         material: 'materials/DMAMaterial',
 
diff --git a/js/materials/DMAMaterials.js b/js/materials/DMAMaterials.js
index d8a6b3ed656a1943851ffac8ed478c986d406699..a1ae8b9001a893c662074663d583101cfddddd4e 100644
--- a/js/materials/DMAMaterials.js
+++ b/js/materials/DMAMaterials.js
@@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
  */
 
 //everything is a top level material with a threeMaterial object
-define(['underscore', 'three', 'appState', 'lattice', 'plist', 'threeModel', 'material'],
-    function(_, THREE, appState, lattice, plist, three, DMAMaterial){
+define(['underscore', 'three', 'appState', 'lattice', 'materialsPlist', 'threeModel', 'material'],
+    function(_, THREE, appState, lattice, materialsPlist, three, DMAMaterial){
 
     var materialsList = {
-        deleteMaterial: new DMAMaterial({
-            name: "Delete",
-            color: "#ff0000",
-            altColor: "#ff0000",
-            noDelete: true
-        }, "deleteMaterial")
     };
+    newMaterial({
+        id: "deleteMaterial",
+        name: "Delete",
+        color: "#ff0000",
+        altColor: "#ff0000",
+        noDelete: true
+    });
 
 
     var listener = {};
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ define(['underscore', 'three', 'appState', 'lattice', 'plist', 'threeModel', 'ma
 
 
 
-
     function newMaterial(data, noAdd){
         if (data.sparseCells) {
             console.warn("you are trying to init a composite material as a regular material");
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ define(['underscore', 'three', 'appState', 'lattice', 'plist', 'threeModel', 'ma
 
     function setToDefaultMaterial(triggerEvent){
         var materialClass = appState.get("materialClass");
-        var newDefaultType = _.keys(plist.allMaterials[materialClass])[0];
-        if (!materialsList[newDefaultType]) _.extend(materialsList, parseClassFromDefinitions(plist.allMaterials[materialClass]));
+        var newDefaultType = _.keys(materialsPlist.allMaterials[materialClass])[0];
+        if (!materialsList[newDefaultType]) _.extend(materialsList, parseClassFromDefinitions(materialsPlist.allMaterials[materialClass]));
         if (!materialsList[newDefaultType]) console.warn("material type " + newDefaultType + "  not in definition for " + materialClass);
         if (triggerEvent === undefined) triggerEvent = false;
         appState.set("materialType", newDefaultType, {silent:!triggerEvent});
diff --git a/js/menus/CompositeMenuView.js b/js/menus/CompositeMenuView.js
index 3daed9ec797f477db706e88dde43268c529c139d..76fef640dfa15e887726c35eb4b6bfc566621c32 100644
--- a/js/menus/CompositeMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/CompositeMenuView.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Created by aghassaei on 6/10/15.
  */
 
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'compositeEditorLattice', 'plist', 'lattice', 'globals', 'materials', 'text!compositeMenuTemplate'],
-    function($, _, MenuParentView, CompositeEditorLattice, plist, lattice, globals, materials, template){
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'compositeEditorLattice', 'materialsPlist', 'lattice', 'globals', 'materials', 'text!compositeMenuTemplate'],
+    function($, _, MenuParentView, CompositeEditorLattice, materialsPlist, lattice, globals, materials, template){
 
     var bounds;
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'compositeEditorLattice', 'plist',
         },
 
         _makeTemplateJSON: function(){
-            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), plist, globals, this.composite.toJSON(),
+            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), materialsPlist, globals, this.composite.toJSON(),
                 {
                     dimensions: bounds.max.clone().sub(bounds.min),
                     materials: materials.list,
diff --git a/js/menus/ESetupMenuView.js b/js/menus/ESetupMenuView.js
index 905f37845e5c800ef5c858f7f1917b55be662b9e..2363a529cd16fd5529c281e275e66ff5e9b8f942 100644
--- a/js/menus/ESetupMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/ESetupMenuView.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Created by aghassaei on 2/25/15.
  */
 
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'text!eSetupMenuTemplate', 'latticeESim', 'eSim'],
-    function($, _, MenuParentView, plist, template, lattice, eSim){
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'materialsPlist', 'text!eSetupMenuTemplate', 'latticeESim', 'eSim'],
+    function($, _, MenuParentView, plist, materialsPlist, template, lattice, eSim){
 
     return MenuParentView.extend({
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'text!eSetupMenuTemplate'
         },
 
         _makeTemplateJSON: function(){
-            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), eSim.toJSON(), plist, lattice.toJSON());
+            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), eSim.toJSON(), plist, materialsPlist, lattice.toJSON());
         },
 
         template: _.template(template)
diff --git a/js/menus/EditComponentMenuView.js b/js/menus/EditComponentMenuView.js
index b4b8231ec778c951c44bb6a05928a0ae1274f9e3..c1545eb180d5a7a12375dfcfbac34fcfed9f13a6 100644
--- a/js/menus/EditComponentMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/EditComponentMenuView.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'cam', 'materials', 'text!editComponentMenuTemplate'],
-    function($, _, MenuParentView, plist, cam, materials, template){
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'materialsPlist', 'cam', 'materials', 'text!editComponentMenuTemplate'],
+    function($, _, MenuParentView, plist, materialsPlist, cam, materials, template){
 
     return MenuParentView.extend({
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'cam', 'materials', 'text
                 if (!correctBranch || assembler.tree[editingComponent] >= level) return;
                 allDescendants.push(id);
             });
-            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), cam.toJSON(), assembler.toJSON(), plist,
+            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), cam.toJSON(), assembler.toJSON(), plist, materialsPlist,
                 {thisComponent: component.toJSON(), ancestors:allAncestors, descendants:allDescendants, materials:materials.list});
         },
 
diff --git a/js/menus/MSetupMenuView.js b/js/menus/MSetupMenuView.js
index 53df07001c168cbd1ac80093ae690ba1d40015d0..778b7ca10ba857a689016ce50b4789e72477a879 100644
--- a/js/menus/MSetupMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/MSetupMenuView.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'lattice', 'plist', 'text!mSetupMenuTemplate'],
-    function($, _, MenuParentView, lattice, plist, template){
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'lattice', 'plist', 'materialsPlist', 'text!mSetupMenuTemplate'],
+    function($, _, MenuParentView, lattice, plist, materialsPlist, template){
 
     return MenuParentView.extend({
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'lattice', 'plist', 'text!mSetupMe
         },
 
         _makeTemplateJSON: function(){
-            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), plist, lattice.toJSON());
+            return _.extend(this.model.toJSON(), plist, materialsPlist, lattice.toJSON());
         },
 
         template: _.template(template)
diff --git a/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js b/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js
index c8cb6b91cbad4bb9b24600135585591dd6476ee5..30ad7a139b5bfc18a8c775001bde8764d30dad9f 100644
--- a/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Created by aghassaei on 2/25/15.
  */
 
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'lattice', 'globals', 'materials', 'text!materialMenuTemplate'],
-    function($, _, MenuParentView, plist, lattice, globals, materials, template){
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'materialsPlist', 'plist', 'lattice', 'globals', 'materials', 'text!materialMenuTemplate'],
+    function($, _, MenuParentView, materialsPlist, plist, lattice, globals, materials, template){
 
     return MenuParentView.extend({
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'lattice', 'globals', 'ma
         },
 
         _makeTemplateJSON: function(){
-            return _.extend(lattice.toJSON(), this.model.toJSON(), plist, globals, {inSimMode:false, materials:materials.list, compositeMaterialsKeys:materials.getCompositeKeys()});
+            return _.extend(lattice.toJSON(), this.model.toJSON(), materialsPlist, plist, globals, {inSimMode:false, materials:materials.list, compositeMaterialsKeys:materials.getCompositeKeys()});
         },
 
         template: _.template(template)
diff --git a/js/plists/MaterialsPlist.js b/js/plists/MaterialsPlist.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..428c2b362f573af9e1f6014d52b4f1b633dcf742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/plists/MaterialsPlist.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/**
+ * Created by aghassaei on 9/24/15.
+ */
+
+
+define([], function(){
+
+    return {
+        allMaterialClasses:{
+            mechanical: "Structural",
+            electronic: "Electronic",
+            dna: "DNA"
+        },
+
+        allMaterials:{
+            dna:{
+                noForces:{
+                    name: "No Internal Forces",
+                    color: "#aaa",
+                    altColor: "#666",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                tension:{
+                    name: "In Tension",
+                    color: "#aaa",
+                    altColor: "#f0c437",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                compression: {
+                    name: "In Compression",
+                    color: "#aaa",
+                    altColor: "#70eee8",
+                    properties:{}
+                }
+            },
+            electronic:{
+                brass:{
+                    name: "Brass",
+                    color: "#b5a642",
+                    altColor: "#857B64",
+                    properties:{
+                        conductive: true
+                    }
+                },
+                fiberGlass: {
+                    name: "Fiberglass",
+                    color: "#fef1b5",
+//                    opacity: "0.9",
+                    altColor: "#ecf0f1",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                carbon: {
+                    name: "Carbon Composite",
+                    color: "#222",
+                    altColor: "#000",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                nType: {
+                    name: "Silicon N-Type",
+                    color: "#bcc6cc",
+                    altColor: "#8391AC",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                nTypePlus: {
+                    name: "Silicon Heavily Doped N-Type (N+)",
+                    color: "#c6ccbc",
+                    altColor: "#9CC9CB",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                pType: {
+                    name: "Silicon P-Type",
+                    color: "#ccbcc6",
+                    altColor: "#F5447B",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                pTypePlus: {
+                    name: "Silicon Heavily Doped P-Type (P+)",
+                    color: "#ccc2bc",
+                    altColor: "#F99987",
+                    properties:{}
+                }
+                //857B64
+                //FDE2D9
+                //D77948
+            },
+            mechanical:{
+                rigid:{
+                    name: "Rigid",
+                    color: "#aaa",
+                    altColor: "#666",
+                    properties:{}
+                },
+                flexure: {
+                    name: "Flexure",
+                    color: "#aaa",
+                    altColor: "#8391AC",
+                    properties:{}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/plists/PList.js b/js/plists/PList.js
index b55c459886d62da5ee045c1e3040c0015d586496..ab9994e83821dca54b6b638de4419881139a785a 100644
--- a/js/plists/PList.js
+++ b/js/plists/PList.js
@@ -364,100 +364,6 @@ define(['three'], function(THREE){
             hide: "Hide Cells    (O)"
         },
 
-
-        allMaterialClasses:{
-            mechanical: "Structural",
-            electronic: "Electronic",
-            dna: "DNA"
-        },
-
-        allMaterials:{
-            dna:{
-                noForces:{
-                    name: "No Internal Forces",
-                    color: "#aaa",
-                    altColor: "#666",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                tension:{
-                    name: "In Tension",
-                    color: "#aaa",
-                    altColor: "#f0c437",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                compression: {
-                    name: "In Compression",
-                    color: "#aaa",
-                    altColor: "#70eee8",
-                    properties:{}
-                }
-            },
-            electronic:{
-                brass:{
-                    name: "Brass",
-                    color: "#b5a642",
-                    altColor: "#857B64",
-                    properties:{
-                        conductive: true
-                    }
-                },
-                fiberGlass: {
-                    name: "Fiberglass",
-                    color: "#fef1b5",
-//                    opacity: "0.9",
-                    altColor: "#ecf0f1",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                carbon: {
-                    name: "Carbon Composite",
-                    color: "#222",
-                    altColor: "#000",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                nType: {
-                    name: "Silicon N-Type",
-                    color: "#bcc6cc",
-                    altColor: "#8391AC",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                nTypePlus: {
-                    name: "Silicon Heavily Doped N-Type (N+)",
-                    color: "#c6ccbc",
-                    altColor: "#9CC9CB",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                pType: {
-                    name: "Silicon P-Type",
-                    color: "#ccbcc6",
-                    altColor: "#F5447B",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                pTypePlus: {
-                    name: "Silicon Heavily Doped P-Type (P+)",
-                    color: "#ccc2bc",
-                    altColor: "#F99987",
-                    properties:{}
-                }
-                //857B64
-                //FDE2D9
-                //D77948
-            },
-            mechanical:{
-                rigid:{
-                    name: "Rigid",
-                    color: "#aaa",
-                    altColor: "#666",
-                    properties:{}
-                },
-                flexure: {
-                    name: "Flexure",
-                    color: "#aaa",
-                    altColor: "#8391AC",
-                    properties:{}
-                }
-            }
-        },
-
         allScripts: {
             loadFile: "Load From File..."
         },