You select a material to apply to Polymer, Insert, Mold, and Coolant
domains from
the Default Database or a User-defined Database.
In SOLIDWORKS Plastics, Product is the term for a specific
polymer, metal, or coolant. The term Material defines a group of related polymers,
metals, or coolants.
To open the Material Database Manager:
- In the PlasticsManager
, under Material
,
right-click
a domain
and select Open
Database.
The Default Database contains
materials that are read-only. You create and store custom materials in the User-defined Database.
Default Database
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Copy
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Copies the selected material and all its properties to the
clipboard.
To
begin
adding a custom material, paste the selected
material properties to the
User-defined
Database. |
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Find
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Opens the Find Product dialog
box. Search the material database for a specific Product name.
When
you click Find from the
Polymer material
dialog box, you can use Options to search for polymer materials within
a specific Material
group,
or with properties within a specified
range.
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User-defined Database
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Add
Product
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Opens the Product
Manager dialog box. Enter the product name and
material properties for a custom material to add under the selected
Material group. |
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Add
Material
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Opens the Polymer Material
Manager. This dialog box allows you to create a new
Material group, and is available only from the Polymer material dialog
box. |
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Delete
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Deletes the selected Product or Material
group. |
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Edit |
Edits properties associated with the selected Product or Material
group. |
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Paste |
Click Paste to add a material
previously copied to the
clipboard
to the active Material group. |
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Find |
Opens
the Find Product dialog box.
Search the material database for a specific Product name.
When
you click Find from the
Polymer material
dialog box, you can use Options to search for polymer materials within
a specific Material group, or with properties within a specified
range.
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Import Plastic
Material |
Imports a file of one or more materials in the
SOLIDWORKS Plastics binary, Excel, or Materiality XML
format. |
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Export Products |
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Selected Product
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Exports the selected Product in the SOLIDWORKS Plastics binary
format.
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Selected Material
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Exports the selected Material group in the SOLIDWORKS Plastics binary
format.
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All
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Exports the entire polymer, metal, or coolant database
in the SOLIDWORKS Plastics binary format.
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