This is why the material properties is the foundation of a Simulation’s accuracy. But for a Simulation to be accurate, the virtual test needs to reflect its real world, physical counter part. With a 3D model in SOLIDWORKS it’s easy to find out how strong or durable your design is using Simulation. As with the existing database, these are not complete with every material used by industry.Virtually testing designs is an integral part of the design and innovation process. The following will then be shown.īy then selecting “Download,” the following message will appear.Īfter the folder location has been confirmed, the material data can be downloaded and added to the existing data in the SOLIDWORKS Material Database. Once the correct version has been found, the full material properties can be accessed by clicking on the hexagon. For example when looking at Al 2014, T1 and T6 have different properties and are not interchangeable.
Below is an example of results based on the search parameters in the pictures above.īy hovering over a hexagon some of the basic information is shown to differentiate between matches. Many materials have different variations or “matches” depending on how they were processed whether they are annealed, cold-rolled, etc. Once that has been done, a database must be selected. The following drop-downs allow this selection.
In this example we will be looking for a steel alloy to be used in a static study.
Once this link has been opened a message will pop up as shown.īy hitting “OK,” will open which appears as shown below. One of the enhancements of 2014 is access to the SOLIDWORKS Materials Web Portal at To access this, the material database needs to be opened as shown below. SolidWorks users know that the material database is by no means complete.
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