User-defined Material

tariqalakkad · February 20, 2018, 17:02

hello everyone,

im currently attempting to run a fluid-structure interaction simulation. In my model, im attempting to create a solid physics continua, however, i am limited to a set of database materials for the solids and cant figure out how to create a user defined solid material. Does anyone know how i could do that?

me3840 · February 20, 2018, 23:06

Just pick any solid in the database and modify the properties to be whatever you want.

tariqalakkad · February 21, 2018, 11:38

thank you, but I did not have that option. I spent some time playing around with the program and found that custom materials can be added to the database. For anyone else wondering how it is done, in the simulation tab, go to tools -> material databases -> standard -> right click on any of the options and you can create a new material.

me3840 · February 22, 2018, 10:34

I'm not sure how you didn't have that option, it's always available. I can't think of a circumstance where you can't change a material property.

tariqalakkad · February 23, 2018, 11:16

the setting is available for me now, but it wasn't until I created a 'Material Law Model' and assigned it to the solid continua

February 20, 2018, 17:02	User-defined Material	#1
tariqalakkad New Member tariq akkad Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 8	hello everyone, im currently attempting to run a fluid-structure interaction simulation. In my model, im attempting to create a solid physics continua, however, i am limited to a set of database materials for the solids and cant figure out how to create a user defined solid material. Does anyone know how i could do that?

February 21, 2018, 11:38		#3
tariqalakkad New Member tariq akkad Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 8	thank you, but I did not have that option. I spent some time playing around with the program and found that custom materials can be added to the database. For anyone else wondering how it is done, in the simulation tab, go to tools -> material databases -> standard -> right click on any of the options and you can create a new material. sdm5553515 likes this.

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February 20, 2018, 23:06		#2
me3840 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,232 Rep Power: 25	Just pick any solid in the database and modify the properties to be whatever you want.

February 22, 2018, 10:34		#4
me3840 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,232 Rep Power: 25	I'm not sure how you didn't have that option, it's always available. I can't think of a circumstance where you can't change a material property.

February 23, 2018, 11:16		#5
tariqalakkad New Member tariq akkad Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 8	the setting is available for me now, but it wasn't until I created a 'Material Law Model' and assigned it to the solid continua