Materials > Using custom materials > Simcenter Nastran user-defined material models
Submit solution to Simcenter Nastran
Before you submit the job to Simcenter Nastran, you must do the following:
Meet the prerequisites as explained in Prerequisites for a solution to use a UMAT model.
Set the path to the subroutine in the Shared Library for User Defined Materials section in the Solver Parameters dialog box.
When you submit the job the software adds the user-defined material (UMAT) bulk entries to the solver input file.
The UMAT bulk entries trigger Simcenter Nastran to call the Simcenter Nastran UMAT subroutine.
How do I
Sample UMAT XML file
Add UMAT property values to MatML Library material definitions (site MatML Library owner)
Define a material with a UMAT model from scratch
Define a material with a UMAT model from a standard library definition
Define configurable material properties (site MatML Library owner)
Modify configurable material properties (end user)
Export a material with a UMAT model
Define, specify, and plot state variables
Learn more
Simcenter Nastran user-defined material models
UMAT workflow
Simcenter Nastran UMAT subroutine
UMAT XML file
Prerequisites for a solution to use a UMAT model
Look up more details
UMAT troubleshooting
Quick links
Command reference
Pre/Post video examples
Bulk Entry Descriptions
Simcenter 3D tutorials
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