Change the study material or thickness


When you change the material or material thickness in a study that has been meshed and solved, the study results go out of date.

Change material or material properties

  1. Activate a study.

  2. In the Simulation pane, right-click the Material node and choose the Edit Material command, or double-click the Material node.

  3. Do one of the following, depending upon model type:

    • In a part or sheet metal model, make the desired changes in the QY CAD Material Table dialog box, and then click Apply To Model.

    • In an assembly model, do one of the following in the Edit Material dialog box:

      • Select or clear the Use material from occurrence check box.

        Note:

        If a material is not defined in the occurrence, then the material specified in the Material List on the command ribbon is used by default.

      • From the Material List, select the material you want to apply.

        Note:

        If you do not want to use the material in the occurrence, or the material currently specified on the command ribbon, then you can choose a new material here.

    The results in a solved study go out of date:

    The study status indicator changes from green to yellow.

  4. From the ribbon, choose Solve.

    The updated results are displayed in the Simulation Results environment.

Tip:

If you want a side-by-side comparison of simulation results using different materials, save the model document under a different name, and then create a second study with the alternate material.

See Using studies to compare materials.

Change material (mesh) thickness

The material Thickness node is displayed when working with sheet metal parts or assemblies that contain surfaces or mid-surfaces.

  1. In the Simulation pane, right-click the Thickness node and choose the Edit Thickness command, or double-click the Thickness node.

  2. In the Edit Thickness dialog box, do one of the following:

    • Select (or deselect) the Use thickness from sheet metal check box.

    • Type a different value in the Mesh Thickness box.

  3. Select the Mesh and Solve commands to update the study.

Tip:

You can show plate thickness on surfaces using the following options:

  • In the Mesh dialog box, you can select the Show surface results option to thicken a surface before meshing the model. This is available for 2D Surface meshes and for Mixed Meshes.

  • In the Simulation Results environment, you can select the Plate Thickness option on the Home tab→Show group→Display Options menu to apply a thickness to the model surface. This makes it easier to visualize results.

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