PASS/NOZZLE-FEM 3.5. Program Manual

3.6. Material setting

3.6.1. Attaching material to element

Material is attached to any element by pressing the button located to the right of the material name field.

When clicked, the dialog box of the project materials is called up (fig. 3.17). It shows the materials and their properties that are present in the project (stored in the project file).

Fig. 3.17. Dialog box of project materials

 

The main functions of the dialog box are shown in the table 3.2.

Table 3.2
CommandDescription
OK Closes dialog box.
The material that was selected in the list will be accepted for the current item.
Cancel Closes dialog box.
Cancels material selecting for current element.
Edit Replaces the selected material from the list.
Call up the material database.
This material will be replaced for all elements that used it.
Add Adds new material to the project.
Call up the material database.
This material can be selected in the list, after which it will be used for the current element.
Delete Deletes the selected material from the project.
If the material is used by several elements, then the material will not be removed.
In this case, it is necessary to reassign the materials of these elements, or use the command Edit.

 

To display the property plots of the selected materials, need to select the tab "Plots" (fiig. 3.18), which is left bottom corner of the dialog box.

Fig. 3.19. Material property graphs

 

 


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