diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 6946fc15b070d3b3b4dc878b0dd99230f4ab9ab1..66196da81699ecfee84364e7c6da74a060a4ce18 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ require.config({
         partMenu: 'menus/PartMenuView',
         scriptMenu: 'menus/ScriptMenuView',
         materialMenu: 'menus/MaterialMenuView',
+        materialPropertiesMenu: 'menus/MaterialPropertiesMenuView',
         optimizeMenu: 'menus/OptimizationMenuView',
         assemblerMenu: 'menus/AssemblerMenuView',
         camMenu: 'menus/CamMenuView',
diff --git a/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js b/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js
index 16d5f51c49eefe4faccd4956dfc64082aa266737..1bf7543155738ed91a4661378419d79799d779e4 100644
--- a/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/MaterialMenuView.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'menuParent', 'plist', 'lattice', 'globals', 'ma
         },
 
         _makeTemplateJSON: function(){
-            return _.extend(lattice.toJSON(), this.model.toJSON(), plist, globals, {materials:materials.list, compositeMaterialsKeys:materials.getCompositeKeys()});
+            return _.extend(lattice.toJSON(), this.model.toJSON(), plist, globals, {inSimMode:false, materials:materials.list, compositeMaterialsKeys:materials.getCompositeKeys()});
         },
 
         template: _.template(template)
diff --git a/js/menus/MaterialPropertiesMenuView.js b/js/menus/MaterialPropertiesMenuView.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e34a66648593fe40906029a002140575bad27a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/menus/MaterialPropertiesMenuView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Created by aghassaei on 8/10/15.
+ */
+
+define(['materialMenu'],
+    function(MaterialMenuView){
+
+    return MaterialMenuView.extend({
+
+        _makeTemplateJSON: function(){
+            var data = MaterialMenuView.prototype._makeTemplateJSON.call(this);
+            data.inSimMode = true;
+            return data;
+        }
+
+    });
+});
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diff --git a/js/menus/templates/MaterialMenuView.html b/js/menus/templates/MaterialMenuView.html
index c64b798ed4a98a50149c35a01afc53ebff8323ed..43126434855850b8a02623ebae6dfd803ebe0338 100644
--- a/js/menus/templates/MaterialMenuView.html
+++ b/js/menus/templates/MaterialMenuView.html
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-Material Class:   
-    <div class="btn-group">
-        <button data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button"><%= allMaterialClasses[materialClass] %><span class="caret"></span></button>
-        <ul role="menu" class="dropdown-menu">
-            <% _.each(_.keys(allMaterialClasses), function(key){ %>
-                <li><a class="appState dropdownSelector" data-property="materialClass" data-value="<%= key %>" href="#"><%= allMaterialClasses[key] %></a></li>
-            <% }); %>
-        </ul>
-    </div><br/><br/>
+<% if (!inSimMode){ %>
+    Material Class: &nbsp;&nbsp;
+        <div class="btn-group">
+            <button data-toggle="dropdown" class="btn dropdown-toggle" type="button"><%= allMaterialClasses[materialClass] %><span class="caret"></span></button>
+            <ul role="menu" class="dropdown-menu">
+                <% _.each(_.keys(allMaterialClasses), function(key){ %>
+                    <li><a class="appState dropdownSelector" data-property="materialClass" data-value="<%= key %>" href="#"><%= allMaterialClasses[key] %></a></li>
+                <% }); %>
+            </ul>
+        </div><br/><br/>
+<% } %>
 <% if (allMaterialTypes[cellType][connectionType]){ %>
     Materials:<br/>
     <% _.each(_.keys(allMaterials[materialClass]), function(key){ %>
@@ -33,23 +35,25 @@ Material Class: &nbsp;&nbsp;
     Use realistic color scheme</label><br/>
     <a id="newElementaryMaterial" href="#" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-default">+ Create New Material Definition</a>
 <% } %><br/>
-Composite Materials:<br/>
-<% if ((cellType == "octa" && connectionType != "vertex") || cellType == "tetra"){ %>
-    not available for this lattice type
-<%  } else { %>
-    <% _.each(compositeMaterialsKeys, function(key){ %>
-        <label class="radio colorSwatches">
-            <input type="radio" <%if (key == materialType){ %>checked<%}%> name="materialType" value="<%= key %>" data-toggle="radio" class="custom-radio appState"><span class="icons"><span class="icon-unchecked"></span><span class="icon-checked"></span></span>
-            <div class="materialColorSwatch">
-            <div style="background-color:<% if(realisticColorScheme){ %><%= materials[key].color %><% }else{ %><%= materials[key].altColor %><% } %>"></div>
-            <span><span class="materialListTitle"><%= materials[key].name %></span><a data-id="<%= key %>" class="editComposite">Edit...</a></span></div>
-        </label>
-    <% }); %><br/>
-    <% if (materialType.substr(0,5) == "super") { %>
-        Offset (xyz): &nbsp;&nbsp;<input data-property="superCellIndex" data-key="x" value="<%= superCellIndex.x %>" placeholder="X" class="form-control intInput appState" type="text">&nbsp;
-            <input data-property="superCellIndex" data-key="y" value="<%= superCellIndex.y %>" placeholder="Y" class="form-control intInput appState" type="text">&nbsp;
-            <input data-property="superCellIndex" data-key="z" value="<%= superCellIndex.z %>" placeholder="Z" class="form-control intInput appState" type="text"><br/><br/>
+<% if (!inSimMode){ %>
+    Composite Materials:<br/>
+    <% if ((cellType == "octa" && connectionType != "vertex") || cellType == "tetra"){ %>
+        not available for this lattice type
+    <%  } else { %>
+        <% _.each(compositeMaterialsKeys, function(key){ %>
+            <label class="radio colorSwatches">
+                <input type="radio" <%if (key == materialType){ %>checked<%}%> name="materialType" value="<%= key %>" data-toggle="radio" class="custom-radio appState"><span class="icons"><span class="icon-unchecked"></span><span class="icon-checked"></span></span>
+                <div class="materialColorSwatch">
+                <div style="background-color:<% if(realisticColorScheme){ %><%= materials[key].color %><% }else{ %><%= materials[key].altColor %><% } %>"></div>
+                <span><span class="materialListTitle"><%= materials[key].name %></span><a data-id="<%= key %>" class="editComposite">Edit...</a></span></div>
+            </label>
+        <% }); %><br/>
+        <% if (materialType.substr(0,5) == "super") { %>
+            Offset (xyz): &nbsp;&nbsp;<input data-property="superCellIndex" data-key="x" value="<%= superCellIndex.x %>" placeholder="X" class="form-control intInput appState" type="text">&nbsp;
+                <input data-property="superCellIndex" data-key="y" value="<%= superCellIndex.y %>" placeholder="Y" class="form-control intInput appState" type="text">&nbsp;
+                <input data-property="superCellIndex" data-key="z" value="<%= superCellIndex.z %>" placeholder="Z" class="form-control intInput appState" type="text"><br/><br/>
+        <% } %>
+        <a id="navToCompositeMenu" href="#" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-default">+ Create New Composite Material</a><br/>
+        <a id="compositeFromLattice" href="#" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-default">New Composite From Current Assembly</a><br/>
     <% } %>
-    <a id="navToCompositeMenu" href="#" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-default">+ Create New Composite Material</a><br/>
-    <a id="compositeFromLattice" href="#" class="btn btn-block btn-lg btn-default">New Composite From Current Assembly</a><br/>
 <% } %>
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diff --git a/js/plists/PList.js b/js/plists/PList.js
index 1813254ded21489a657b42835e762ef4b15d0f6e..32d4046d4c41128fe27d1421c8cf5e8f1aa828e5 100644
--- a/js/plists/PList.js
+++ b/js/plists/PList.js
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ define(['three'], function(THREE){
             navDesign:{
                 lattice:"Lattice",
                 //sketch:"Sketch",
-                material:"Material",
+                material:"Materials",
                 import:"Import",
                 part:"Part",
                 script:"Script"
             },
             electronicNavSim:{
                 eSetup:"Connectivity",
+                materialProperties: "Materials",
                 eStatic:"Statics",
                 eDynamic:"Dynamics"
             },
             mechanicalNavSim:{
                 mSetup:"Setup",
+                materialProperties: "Materials",
                 mStatic:"Statics",
                 mDynamic:"Dynamics"
             },