Next, you define the component materials. Not all Autodesk Inventor materials are suited to analysis, so it is necessary to define materials completely in advance, or select from the materials that are defined.
If you want to modify materials, use the Materials and Appearances tools. Modifying materials is not part of this tutorial.
- On the ribbon, click
Stress Analysis tab
Material panel
Assign
. The dialog box displays.
- In the Override Materials column, click the cell for the first component. It activates the materials list within the cell.
- Click the down arrow to display the drop-down list, and click Titanium.
- Right-click the cell, and select Copy.
- Multi-select the other component cells of the Override Material column, right-click, and select Paste.
- Click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog box.
The Material browser node is populated with a material node containing a node for each component assigned that material override.