Material Assignment

Materials definitions like properties quantitatively define physical characteristics. Many definitions exist like isotropic, anisotropic, and orthotropic and other material laws that represent steel, plastics, composites, etc. The assignment and unassignment of materials have a specific set of rules based on the solver interface being used.

1. From the Model ribbon, click the Assign Materials tool.

   
   
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2. Assign or unassign materials.

   Option	Description
   Assign	Select a material to assign using the first selector. Using the second selector, select the components or properties to be assigned the material. Click one of the following: – Assign the material and remain in the tool – Assign the material and exit the tool – Exit the tool without assigning Both selectors need to be populated to for the assign action buttons to be active.
   Unassign	Using the second selector, select components or properties that have a material assigned to them. Click one of the following: – Unassign the material and remain in the tool – Unassign the material and exit the tool – Exit the tool without unassigning Only the second selector can be populated to perform an unassignment.