Add/Edit Material Data, Properties, Diagrams and Documents

This section provides instructions for adding and editing material information (properties, testing parameters, diagrams, documents, etc.). To get started, select the material you wish to edit from the Materials menu of Creator section.

Before editing any material data, the material data system must be primary configured in the Data Maintenance section. This ensures the availability of material groups, property groups, properties, units, parameters, references and more.

Add/Edit General Material Information

1

Select Material

Select desired material from the search result list by using available searching options ("Material Designation", "Standard", "Material Group", "Release Status", "Department"). If the desired material isn't available in the search results, be sure to create the material using "CREATE NEW MATERIAL" button.

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Click the "Edit" button

Once the desired material is selected/created, general material information can be easily added using the "EDIT" button located to the right to Material designation.

Figure 1: Screenshot of material AISI 316 in Creator section and EDIT button

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Add/Edit General Material Information

Clicking the "EDIT" button (step 2) will open a new pop-up window, with one default (Basic Information) and two optional (Additional Information and Departments) sections displayed on the right side of the window:

Basic Information: Basic material information (Material designation, Alternative designation, Standard and Material group).

Aditional Information: Additional configurable material information (E.g. Material status, Part number, Material code, Price of material etc.).

Departments: Configurable material departments indicating which company department the material is used in (E.g. CAD, CAE, Test, Simulation department etc.).

In the each of these sections desired additions and changes can be made (except for the main "Material Group", which can not be deselected).

The content and each content item in Basic, Additional Information and Departments sections are configurable in the Data Maintenance section Parameters.

All mandatory items are marked with an asterisk (*).

Figure 2: Screenshot of Edit General Material Information window

Add/Edit a Conditions

1

Select Material

Select desired material from the search result list by using available searching options ("Material Designation", "Standard", "Material Group", "Release Status", "Department"). If the desired material isn't available in the search results, be sure to create material using CREATE NEW MATERIAL button.

2

Select Property Group

Utilize the menu on the right to access the desired property group in which property value will be added/edited.

Figure 3: Screenshot of Property Group Section

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Select Material Condition

After selecting the desired property group, a new condition can be created by clicking the "ADD NEW CONDITION" button or an existing one can be edited by selecting the desired condition and clicking the button, located to the right of the each Condition. A pop-up window with a list of available condition parameters (e.g. heat treatment, dimension, form, test method, reference, etc.) will appear, allowing the users to select the desired parameters.

Add/Edit a Property

1

Select Condition

To add a property, select the desired condition to which property data will be added (See section "Add/Edit a Conditions" above) and click the button, located to the left of each Condition and select "Add property".

Figure 4: Screenshot of selected Condition and Add Property button

To edit a property, select the desired condition to which the property data will be added (See section "Add/Edit a Conditions" above) and click the button, located to the right of existing Property.

Figure 5: Screenshot of selected Condition and Edit Property button

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Select Property

Select the desired property by using the searchable drop-down list. If the property is not available in the list, make sure to add it in the Data Maintenance - Properties section of Creator.

Figure 6: Screenshot of Add Property window

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Add/Edit Property Value(s)

Enter approximate, minimum, or maximum values for property and testing temperature in the provided number fields. Select the appropriate property unit (e.g. MPa) and temperature unit (e.g. °C) from the "Unit" dropdown menus. If applicable, add any additional information in the "Comment" text box and choose a "Test method" from the dropdown.

To save changes and close the "Add Property" window, click the button, located in the lower middle of the "Add Property" window.

To save changes and open the new "Add Property" window, click the button, located in the lower center of the 'Add Property' window.

To save changes and duplicate the "Add property" window, click the button, located in the lower right of the "Add Property" window.

To add multiple property data points for the same temperature (e.g., multiple lab results), check the "Multiple Measurements" checkbox and add as many data points as needed by clicking the button. This feature is not automatically enabled for all properties and needs to be configured for each property individually.

Figure 7: Screenshot of Add Property Values window with inserted values of multiple measurements

The same steps are followed when editing property values.

Figure 8: Screenshot of Add Property Values window

Add/Edit a Diagram

1

Select Condition

To add a diagram, select the desired condition to which diagram will be added (See section "Add/Edit a Conditions" above) and click the button, located to the left of each Condition and select "Add Diagram".

Figure 9: Screenshot of selected Condition and Add Diagram button

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Select Diagram

• Select the desired diagram type by using the searchable drop-down list (e.g. “Modulus of Elasticity - Temperature”).

• Populate "Note" text box with the name of the curve.

• Define curve type: Spline, Straight line or Points.

• Select available unit groups for both axis (preselected on metric units).

If the diagram type is not available in the list, make sure to add it in the Data Maintenance - Diagram Type section of Creator.

Figure 10: Screenshot of Add Diagram window

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Add/Edit Diagram values

Diagram values can be added/edited in two ways:

• By populating desired data by clicking the “ADD POINT” button (insert of data by each point).

• By importing points - Click the "IMPORT POINTS" button. Populate the file template (sample.xls, sample.xlxs, sample.txt), choose desired populated file – "Choose file" and click the “Import” button for importing populated file (If existing points should be overwritten, select the "Overwrite existing points" checkbox).

To save changes and close the "Add Diagram" window, click the "SAVE" button, located in the lower left of the "Add Diagram" window.

To setup the diagram axis, click the "SETUP DIAGRAM" button located in the lower left corner of created diagram.

To edit points, click the located in the right corner of the created diagram.

Figure 11: Screenshot of populated data in Add/Edit Curve window

Figure 12: Screenshot of populated data in Add/Edit Curve window for importing points

Figure 13: Screenshot of created 'Modulus of Elasticity – Temperature' diagram and Setup diagram and Edit buttons

The same steps are followed when editing diagrams.

Add/Edit a Documents/Links

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Navigate to Documents

Navigate to the Documents subsection of the Properties section.

Figure 14: Screenshot of Properties section and Document subsection

Figure 15: Screenshot of Documents subsection with available action buttons

Order and location of Documents section in Material pages is changable and can be adjusted and changed in Data Maintenance' Property Groups.

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Add Documents

To add a new document, click the "ADD DOCUMENT" button. A pop-up window will appear. Follow the steps below:

1. Select a file by clicking the "Choose File" button (maximum upload size of document is 20 MB).

2. Enter the document's display name in the "Display Name" textbox (the uploaded document's name will automatically populate this field).

3. Provide a description in the "Description" textbox (optional).

4. Choose the document type from the Document Type drop-down list.

5. Specify the property group(s) from Property Group drop-down list for which uploaded document will be visible (optional). Document will be displayed on each page of the selected property groups.

Figure 16: Screenshot of Add Document window

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Add Links

To add a new link, click the "ADD LINK" button. A pop-up window will appear. Follow the steps below:

1. Provide URL of the link in "URL" textbox.

2. Provide link name to be displayed in "URL text" textbox.

3. Choose the link type from the "Link Type" drop-down list.

4. Specify the property group(s) from "Property Group" drop-down list for which specified link will be visible (optional). Link will be displayed on each page of the selected property groups.

Figure 17: Screenshot of Add Link window