This dialog is used to add/edit/delete entries in a personal database.
To access this dialog, click 
() and open a database that you have previously created.
There are three ways that you can create a new entry in the personal database:
- Click New. A copy of the current default property set is opened from the default properties database. You can then edit the values and save them as a new personal database entry.
- Click Databases >> to access the relevant standard database provided in this release. Select one of the standard databases entries and click Copy to transfer the entry to your personal database in the top half of the dialog. You can then edit the values in this new personal database entry as required.
- Select one of the existing entries in your personal database and click Duplicate. You can then edit the values in this new personal database entry as required.
Dialog elements
- Properties
- Displays the property type of the database.
The Property type was specified when you created a new database.
- Destination
- Displays the name of the destination database.
When creating or editing a database, you are creating or editing a destination database. When copying from the Autodesk database to your own, customized database, the destination database is your custom database.
- Personal database entries table
- Displays the entries in your personal database, in tabular format. Tip: Double-clicking on an entry will open it for editing.
- New
- Allows you to add new properties to the database.
- Duplicate
- Allows you to add new properties to the database, using existing properties as templates.
In the properties table, select the property you want to use as a template. Click Duplicate and click OK to create the duplicate. Select the duplicate property and edit it.
- Delete
- Allows you to delete properties from the database. In the properties table, select the property you wish to delete. Click Delete.Tip: You can select multiple properties by holding down the Ctrl button as you select.
- Export
- Allows you to export the list of properties in the table as a text (*.txt) file.
- Edit
- Allows you to edit the selected property.
- Search
- Enables you to search the Autodesk Simulation Moldflow materials database for the required material.
- Columns
- Allows you to control the way data is displayed in the dialog.
The dialog displays data in a tabular format, as described below.
- Each row represents a single property, for example, one thermoplastic material (if you are working with a thermoplastic material database), or one molding machine (if you are working with a molding machine database).
- Each column represents a type of data associated with the property. For example, the following are some of the types of data associated with thermoplastic materials: family name, trade name, manufacturer, mold temperature, specific heat data.
- Databases
- Expands or contracts the dialog to show the system and user databases, so you can copy materials from them into your personal database.
- Copy
- Provides a quick way to select properties for your model from databases, or to transfer property data from one model to another.
In the Properties dialog, click Databases >>. This opens a database associated with the open properties (Parameters, Materials, Process Conditions). The newly opened database is displayed at the bottom of the Properties dialog and is labeled Database. The properties which belong to your model or database are at the top, and are labeled Destination. Under Database, locate and highlight the property you want to copy. Press the Copy button. The selected property is copied to the destination, your model file or database.
Note: Copied properties are editable; you can simply double-click the property and make changes. Copied properties are saved for future use. - Open
- Allows you to open a database.