Searching for a material

The Material Search dialog enables you to search for material, use customized search fields, select the sequence in which the results appear, and search the database by using terms and filters.

The material assigned to the study appears next to Material in the Study Tasks pane.

  1. Click Select Material (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Select Material).
  2. Click Search.
  3. Select the search parameter from the Search Fields pane.
    Note: If the search field you require is not available in the Search Fields pane, click Add. Select the search field from the Add Search Fields dialog and click Add again. To delete search fields from the Search Fields pane, select a search field and click Remove. The order in which the search fields appear is the order in which the search results columns will appear.
  4. Enter a search term in the text box to the right of the Search Fields pane. The search terms appear after the search field in the Search Fields pane.
    Note: The Clear Filters button removes any previous search criteria.
  5. Click Search.

    The materials that conform to your search criteria appear.

  6. To refine the results, click Search to reopen the Search Criteria dialog.
Note: You can use search criteria that has been saved. To load saved search criteria, click Load Search Criteria in the upper-right corner of the Search Criteria dialog, and select the required criteria from the Search Criteria Name drop-down list.