If you select *No Presets*, you can build a palette from scratch but this will not save to your material library. Click *Manage palettes* in the top right to navigate to your material library to [create default palettes](https://help.heatpunk.co.uk/books/plans-task/page/managing-your-material-palettes-and-library#bkmrk-creating-new-palette) or edit existing ones.
### **Using a palette in a project** When creating your floor plan, the **default** (starred) materials will be used for each external wall, internal wall, floor, etc. Each material has a **key** (patterned square) so you can see where each is being used in the floor plan. Click on each component to **view the full material details** and **make changes**.[](https://help.heatpunk.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/v5lqtUHADDBmGbkq-simplescreenrecorder-2026-01-06-12-51-14-ezgif-com-video-to-gif-converter.gif) #### Editing palette within a project In this same menu, you can click *Add Material* to make project-level changes to the palette. [](https://help.heatpunk.co.uk/uploads/images/gallery/2026-01/Tki1vWCIZ2585gk0-image.png) Click *Close* in the bottom left to save these changes. --- If you have further questions, please get in touch at