Create and Edit Materials

Methods to create and edit materials in HyperLaminate.

Create Materials

  1. Create material.
    • In the browser, right-click on a sub-type under the Material branch and select New from the context menu.
    • In the browser, right-click on a sub-type under the Material branch and select New from the File menu.
    • In the browser, right-click on a sub-type under the Material branch, then click

      (New) on the toolbar.

    A new material appears under the selected branch.

    A default name and ID are assigned to newly created materials.

    The newly created material is automatically selected in the Laminate Browser and the Define/Edit pane takes on the appropriate configuration for the selected material sub-type.

  2. Define material.
    Option Description
    For the OptiStruct, Nastran and ANSYS user profiles
    1. If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material field or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
    2. Provide the material definition by filling in the entry fields in the Define/Edit pane.
    3. Click Apply to save the changes for the current HyperLaminate session.
      Note: The HyperMesh database is only updated on exit from HyperLaminate.
    For the Abaqus user profile
    1. Click Edit and provide the material definition in the HyperMesh card previewer.
    2. Click return.

      This returns you to the HyperLaminate .

    3. If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material field or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
    4. Click Apply to save the changes.
      Note: It is not possible to rename an Abaqus material until after it has been defined (edited). Also it is not possible to create a new Abaqus material if an undefined material definition already exists (appears in a red font in Laminate Browser).

Edit Materials

  1. In the Material Browser, select the material to edit.
    The Define/Edit and Review/Results panes are populated with the selected material definition.
  2. Edit material.
    Option Description
    For the OptiStruct, Nastran and ANSYS user profiles
    1. Edit the data fields in the Define/Edit pane.
    2. Data may be cut, copied from, pasted to, or deleted from the data fields using the toolbar, pull-down Edit menu, or Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, and Ctrl+D respectively.
    3. Clicking Clear will reset all fields to zero.

      Each change is reflected in the Review/Results pane.

    4. If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material: field, or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
    5. Click Apply to save the changes for the current HyperLaminate session.
      Note: The HyperMesh database is only updated on exit from HyperLaminate.

      The final material definition is displayed in the Review tab.
    For the Abaqus user profile
    1. Click Edit to see the material definition in the HyperMesh card previewer.
    2. Make all desired changes to the material definition in the card previewer.
    3. Click return.

      This returns you to the HyperLaminate GUI.

    4. If desired, a new name for the material may be entered in the Material: field or the material color may be altered by clicking the color swatch and selecting a new color from the pop-up color palette.
    5. Click Apply to save the changes.