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Create/Modify Material

Main Menu → Object Manipulation Strip → Create/Modify Material

(Classic) Build → Materials

Creates or modifies a material, which you can then assign to parts.

You define a material by its composition, such as restitution coefficient, Young's modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and mass density. Part material properties are important in determining the mass moments of inertia of a part.

Learn about the Standard Material Properties.

For the option:	Do the following:
Name	If desired, change the default name assigned to the new material type.
Density	Enter mass density.
Type	Type of material (Isotropic, Orthotropic Beam, Anisotropic Beam).
Youngs Modulus	Enter the values for Young’s Modulus.
Poissons Ratio	Enter Poisson’s Ratio.
E,Gxy,Gyz	Specify the elastic constants of the stress-strain relationship in flexural beam elements having a linear elastic orthotropic material.
C Matrix	Specify the elastic constants of the stress-strain relationship in flexural beam elements having a general linear elastic anisotropic material.
	Select to enter any comments you want associated with the material type. See Comments.