Assigning a Material to a Part

This task shows you how to load the .CATPart document that contains the model geometry for this tutorial, assign a material to the part, and modify the material properties.

  1. Open the .CATPart file for this tutorial by clicking on the following link: sample01.CATPart. (If a dialog box appears in your browser, toggle on the option that opens the file.)

    The part design document is opened in the Part Design workbench, and the selected part appears in the window.

    Figure 3–1 The sample01.CATPart model.

  2. You must assign a material to a part before you can analyze it. To assign a material to the sample part, do the following:

    1. Select the PartBody feature in the specification tree.

    2. Click the Apply Material icon .

      Tip:  If a toolbar is not visible in the Abaqus for CATIA V5 window, select View>Toolbars>toolbar_name from the menu bar.

      The Library dialog box opens. The default .CATMaterial document is used.

    3. Select the Metal material family from the tabs along the top of the dialog box, then choose Aluminium from the displayed images, and click OK.

      The material is applied to the part, and an Aluminium object appears under the PartBody objects set in the specification tree.

    Note:  If you enter the Nonlinear Structural Analysis workbench from a .CATPart document containing a part without a material assignment, a dialog box appears warning you that the material definition is missing. You must return to the Part Design workbench to apply a material.

  3. To apply a render style to the part that reflects the material assignment, select View>Render Style>Customize View from the menu bar, and toggle on Material in the View Mode Customization dialog box that appears.

  4. You can view and modify the material properties and analysis characteristics:

    1. Click on the Aluminium object under the PartBody feature in the specification tree, and select Edit>Properties from the menu bar to edit the material properties.

      The Properties dialog box appears.

    2. Use the arrows near the top of the dialog box to scroll and reveal the additional tabs; click the Nonlinear and Thermal Properties tab when it appears.

      A warning dialog box will appear the first time that nonlinear and thermal properties are loaded in an Abaqus for CATIA V5 session. Click OK to dismiss the warning.

    3. In the list of Available Options, toggle on Elasticity.

      The Elasticity option appears in the list of Selected Options on the right side of the dialog box, and the elasticity data table appears in the bottom half of the dialog box.

    4. Enter a value of 7e+010 N/m2 for Young's Modulus and a value of 0.346 for Poisson's Ratio.

    5. Click OK in the Properties dialog box to update the material properties for Aluminium.

  5. Since you have made changes to the original .CATPart file, you should save it to a location where you have write permissions. Select File>Save from the menu bar, and select a directory in which you can save the file.

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