The Material macro creates and defines material
cards.
This macro lists the existing materials in the model in a table and displays the
material Set Number, Type, and Name for each material. From this macro dialog, you
can create a new material, edit an existing material, or delete a material.
Rows can be sorted by set number, material type and name columns.
The following buttons are available on the Material macro
dialog:
Table 1.
Button
Action
Help
Provides information about the macro.
New...
Opens the Create Material dialog, from
which you can specify parameters for a new material and create
it.
Edit...
Opens the Edit Material dialog, from
which you can review and change parameters for an existing
material that is selected in the table.
Refresh
Refreshes the HyperMesh database with
changes you made through the Material
macro. You must click this button before closing the dialog to
successfully export the ANSYS
deck.
Delete
Deletes the material that is selected in the table.
Close
Closes the Material macro
dialog.
Right-clicking on a row displays a context menu with the
option to delete unused materials. Selecting this option can help you clean up your
model by deleting materials.
You can also edit materials, edit material properties, and delete materials from the
menu that appears when you right-click in the table when a row/material is
selected.
Create Material Dialog
Create new materials from the Material dialog.
Specify the following options and click Create to create the
material and return to the Material macro, or
Create/Edit… to create the material and open the card
image panel in HyperMesh to specify the material’s properties.
The following options are available in the Material
dialog:
Table 2.
Option
Description
Material Set No
Type a number for the material set. If you do not specify a
value, a number will be automatically provided that is one
higher than the highest current material set number.
Material Name
Type a name to identify the material.
Material Type
Select MP or
MPDATA depending on the material card
you want to use.
Edit Material Dialog
Edit existing materials from the Edit Material dialog.
Specify the following options and click Update to save the
changes. Then click Close to return to the
Material macro. You can also click Edit Material
Properties… to open the card image panel in HyperMesh to modify the material’s properties.
The following options are available in the Material
dialog:
Table 3.
Option
Description
Material Set No
This field is initially populated by the reference number of
the material card that you have chosen to edit. You can change
the number to any other reference number if the number is not
already used by an existing material card.
Material Name
This field is initially populated with the current name of
the material. You can modify the name of the material.
Material Type
You can change the card image type.
Note: If you make changes to a material, you must click
Update to reflect the changes in the card
image.