Create material database

CAD Import, Material database

You can create a database of materials with predefined properties in CAD Import. This database is contextual to a project and allows to assign a specific material to a CAD object. The available material properties are the following:

• Density in kg.m3

• Young's modulus in GPa

• Poisson's ratio

• Shear modulus in GPa

• Absolute roughness in mm

Material database

To create a new material:

Procedure

1. Select the Scene in the object tree to display the properties of the scene in the Object inspector.

2. In the Object inspector select the line material database and double-click in the value field. The button appears and allows you to pop-up the dialog window related to the material database management.

Figure 119: Material database dialog

3. In the Material database window click on the add button . Name the material and click OK.

The new material appears in the list with default properties. Figure 120: New created material

4. Edit the value of the properties and click OK.

Figure 121: Material property edition

Results

The material appears in the value field corresponding to the material database in the Object inspector. If others materials are defined a list of the material names are displayed as value.

Figure 122: Material database display in Object inspector

Material selection

To assign a material to a CAD body:

Procedure

1. Select the CAD body in the Object tree or pick it in the Scene area.

You can select multiple bodies to assign a common material at once.

2. In the Object inspector select the material prop. line. If you double click on the value, you can access to a drop-down list. The Custom material allows you to set directly the value of the material properties.

Figure 123: Custom material

3. If you have defined a material database, you can access to your materials with the drop-down list. The material properties are automatically set and are not editable anymore.

Figure 124: Database material