---
title: name
framework: modelio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: modelio/mdlmaterial/name
---

# name

A descriptive name for the material.

## Declaration

```swift
var name: String { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This name isn’t used in rendering, but it can be useful for debugging and organizing the materials used in a project. When you load materials from an asset file with the MDLAsset class, Model I/O uses names assigned in the asset file where supported by the file format.

## See Also

### Using a material

- [materialFace](modelio/mdlmaterial/materialface.md)