frequently using material data

mpvnaresh

Hi 

 

whwn i am doing a analysis for number of times(with different loads) I want to reuse the same material data ..Is there any way i can save the material out of HM file and recall it to the next modeling file.

tinh

Yes, move it into an include, when exporting you will get 2 files link together, just change load in 1st file and keep constant data in the included file

mpvnaresh

many thanks for your quick  reply and very useful trick..

I was not clearly explained my question.

I want to re use the same material in all my analysis with different designs ...so i wantsave time in creating material all times and checking all values given are corect from the source .

Simply to say ..in few other CAE softwares we can export material  to a .dat file and can be imported in to other files during PRE PROCESSING . do we have any option in HM..

tinh

Yes, HM can.

Pls use export tab (File>export) to export mats to a file, and import it to reuse

mpvnaresh

So in the export option all need to be deactivated , except a material .and imported ?

tinh

You choose custom

Or simply delete other entities than materials before exporting

mpvnaresh

Thanks ..