Selecting a Material

The material used in an analysis impacts heavily on the results. A generic material is assigned to an analysis by default.

If the default material is inappropriate, follow these steps to select another material:

1. Click (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Select Material)
2. Click Manufacturer and select the manufacturer of the required material.
   Note: If you have previously established a personal database of materials and have it stored in the default (*.udb) folder, select the database name from the Manufacturer drop-down list. Your personal materials will be in the Trade name drop-down list.
3. Click Trade name and select the trade name of the required material.
   Note: The original material's Energy usage indicator and Resin identification code icons will be updated to the selected material's environmental impact properties.
4. Optional: Click Details if you need to view the properties of the selected material.

The material is updated in the Study Tasks pane.

The default material settings in the Process Settings Wizard, such as Recommended Processing and pvT Properties, will now be those of the selected material.

Tip: If you click Search, you can enter a property to search for in the materials database.