Create and Edit Materials
Methods to create and edit materials in HyperLaminate.
Create Materials
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Create material.
- In the browser, right-click on a sub-type under the Material branch and select New from the context menu.
- In the browser, right-click on a sub-type under the Material branch and select New from the File menu.
- In the browser, right-click on a sub-type under
the Material branch, then click
(New) on the toolbar.
A new material appears under the selected branch.
A default name and ID are assigned to newly created materials.
The newly created material is automatically selected in the Laminate Browser and the Define/Edit pane takes on the appropriate configuration for the selected material sub-type.
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Define material.
Option Description For the OptiStruct, Nastran and ANSYS user profiles - If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material field or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
- Provide the material definition by filling in the entry fields in the Define/Edit pane.
- Click Apply to
save the changes for the current HyperLaminate session.
Note: The HyperMesh database is only updated on exit from HyperLaminate.
For the Abaqus user profile - Click Edit and provide the material definition in the HyperMesh card previewer.
- Click return.
This returns you to the HyperLaminate .
- If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material field or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
- Click Apply to
save the changes. Note: It is not possible to rename an Abaqus material until after it has been defined (edited). Also it is not possible to create a new Abaqus material if an undefined material definition already exists (appears in a red font in Laminate Browser).
Edit Materials
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In the Material Browser, select the material to edit.
The Define/Edit and Review/Results panes are populated with the selected material definition.
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Edit material.
Option Description For the OptiStruct, Nastran and ANSYS user profiles - Edit the data fields in the Define/Edit pane.
- Data may be cut, copied from, pasted to, or deleted from the data fields using the toolbar, pull-down Edit menu, or Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl+D respectively.
- Clicking Clear will reset all fields to
zero.
Each change is reflected in the Review/Results pane.
- If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material: field, or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
- Click Apply to
save the changes for the current HyperLaminate session.Note: The HyperMesh database is only updated on exit from HyperLaminate.
The final material definition is displayed in the Review tab.
For the Abaqus user profile - Click Edit to see the material definition in the HyperMesh card previewer.
- Make all desired changes to the material definition in the card previewer.
- Click return.
This returns you to the HyperLaminate GUI.
- If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material: field or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
- Click Apply to save the changes.