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Define a New Material

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Define a New Material

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Use one of the following three methods to create a new material in HyperLaminate:

 

Method 1:

1.Select a sub-type under the Material branch of the Laminate Browser.
2.Right-click the selected material sub-type.

A context sensitive menu appears with one option: New

3.Click New.

A new material appears under the selected branch.

 

Method 2:

1.Select a sub-type under the Material branch of the Laminate Browser.
2.Select New from the File pull-down menu.

A new material appears under the selected branch.

 

Method 3:

1.Select a sub-type under the Material branch of the Laminate Browser.
2.Click the New icon, icon-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.

 

For the OptiStruct, Nastran and Ansys user profiles

1.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.
2.Provide the material definition by filling in the entry fields in the Define/Edit pane.
3.Click Apply to save the changes for the current HyperLaminate session. (It is important to remember that the HyperMesh database is only updated on exit from HyperLaminate).

 

For the Abaqus user profile:

1.Click Edit and provide the material definition in the HyperMesh card previewer.
2.Click return.

This returns you to the HyperLaminate GUI

3.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.
4.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).