diff --git a/src/Mod/Material/Material.py b/src/Mod/Material/Material.py
index a6d4d654b6..ae24fa86e7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Material/Material.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Material/Material.py
@@ -126,6 +126,28 @@ def getMaterialAttributeStructure(withSpaces=None):
     return tree
 
 
+def read_cards_from_path(cards_path):
+    from os import listdir
+    from os.path import isfile, join, basename, splitext
+    from importFCMat import read
+    only_files = [f for f in listdir(cards_path) if isfile(join(cards_path, f))]
+    mat_files = [f for f in only_files if basename(splitext(f)[1]) == '.FCMat' or basename(splitext(f)[1]) == '.fcmat']
+    # print(mat_files)
+    mat_cards = []
+    for f in sorted(mat_files):
+        mat_cards.append(read(join(cards_path, f)))
+    return mat_cards
+
+
+def write_cards_to_path(cards_path, cards_data):
+    from importFCMat import write
+    from os.path import join
+    for card_data in cards_data:
+        card_path = join(cards_path, (card_data['CardName'] + '.FCMat'))
+        print(card_path)
+        write(card_path, card_data)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
     import getopt