Exporting material definitions

Exporting material definitions

In the Abaqus environment, you can use the Only Export Materials that are Referenced check box in the Customer Defaults dialog box to set whether the software exports materials that are not used in the FE model. Exporting only materials used in the FE model prevents the use of materials that are not defined in a mesh collector.

Exporting physical property tables without material definitions

In the Abaqus environment, when you export a Simulation file, the software exports physical property tables even if you choose not to export materials.

• If you do not assign a material to a physical property table (the Material list is set to None in the Physical Property Table dialog box), the software exports the physical property data but leaves the name of the material blank. The software issues an error message in the appropriate message file for the analysis type to emphasize that the physical property table does not have a material.Note: A gasket defined in the Gasket Behavior Material dialog box is a material. Therefore, if you select to not export material definitions, the gasket behavior data is not exported.

• If a physical property table has no material but you select to output material, a material definition is output if it is active or referenced in another physical property table.

Handling Laminate physical tables

Although the Laminate Modeler does not allow an undefined ply material, the Basic Solid Laminate and the Basic Laminate physical property tables do allow you to set the ply material definition to None.

When you export the Simulation file, the software writes the composite shell/solid section data with a blank material for the plies with unassigned material.

If you import the same file into Pre/Post, the software issues a message about a missing material reference in the solid/shell composite section and lists the ply IDs that it skipped in the Laminate Modeler.

If you change the setting for importing laminate data to omit laminate data, the software issues a warning message about the missing material reference but does not skip any ply. It imports the other data associated with the ply definition (thickness and orientation angle) in the Basic Laminate and Basic Solid Laminate physical property tables.

Tip:

In the Customer Defaults dialog box, clear the Import Laminate Data into the Laminate Product check box.

Where do I find it?

Customer Defaults for exporting materials that have not been used

Command Finder	Customer Defaults
Location in dialog box	Simulation→Pre/Post→Abaqus→ Formatting tab →Only Export Materials that are Referenced check box

Export a simulation file

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisites	A Simulation file as the work part and the displayed partAbaqus as the specified solver
Menu	File→Export→Simulation

Physical property tables

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisites	A FEM or Simulation file as the work part and the displayed partAbaqus as the specified solver
Command Finder	Physical Properties

Customer Defaults for Laminates

Command Finder	Customer Defaults
Location in dialog box	Simulation→Pre/Post→General→Environment tab→Pre/Post Solution Solver list→Abaqus→clear the Import Laminate Data into the Laminate Product check box

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