The SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal is an external database of materials provided through a partnership with Matereality. The SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal is only accessible to SOLIDWORKS subscription services customers who have a license of SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional, or a license of SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium.
To download and apply a material from the SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal:
- In the Material dialog box, select the option on the lower left side: Click here to access more materials using the SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal.
The SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal (hosted by Matereality LLC) is activated.
- Select the settings for Select Study, Select Material Model, and Select Type of Materials.
- Click Locate Materials.
Matereality searches for available materials based on the selection criteria. It lists all material matches in a matrix format.
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Hover the pointer over a specific material node to view information about its data source and material properties. Click the node to activate the material.
The selected material's page opens in a separate window. Material properties and details about the source of the data certificate are listed under the Properties, Material and Raw Data tabs.
- Click the Download button at the top left side. When prompted to open or save the material database (*.sldmat), click Save.
Note the folder location where the material database is stored.
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In the SOLIDWORKS Material dialog box, click Open. Browse to the folder location of the material database to open the file (*.sldmat).
SOLIDWORKS creates a new folder
Matereality Materials in the material tree to store the material database.
You specify the default location of the SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal database at . Select Material Databases for Show folders for.
All subsequent material downloads are stored under the Matereality Materials folder, in the appropriate subfolder (Rubber, Plastic, or Metal).
- Click Apply and then Close.
- You can edit the properties of materials you download from the SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal.
- For fatigue studies, when you download data from S-N curves, Simulation converts the reported maximum stress values to alternating stresses. The S-N curve data are stored in Simulation in a *.sldmat file format.
- For a viscoelastic material model, when you download data from Relaxation Modulus (G) versus Time curve, Simulation only saves the curve data that are lower than the given Shear Modulus value.