Editing Material Definitions

When editing material definitions or adding a material to the user/personal library, use the menu command (Tools > Edit Libraries > Materials) rather than the project tree. Editing or defining definitions by right-clicking in the project tree window does not modify the configured libraries for any particular design – it only edits the material in general. When you use the menu command, the current design is considered, and any new materials are made available to assign in that current design. New or modified materials can also be exported to a library in the User Library or Personal Library from the Edit Libraries dialog.

To edit a material's definition:

  1. Click Tools > Edit Libraries > Materials.

The Edit Libraries dialog appears.

  1. In the Search Parameters section under Libraries, select the library database. By default the [sys] Materials system library is selected.

  2. Select the material you want to edit, and click View/Edit Materials.

    The View/Edit Material dialog appears.

  3. Make the desired changes to the Material Name, the Material Coordinate System Type, and the properties listed in the Properties of the Material section.
  4. From the View/Edit Material for section, select whether the changes shall apply to the (Active Design, Active Project, or All Properties).
  5. You may optionally set a thermal modifier to specify that certain material properties have characteristics that vary with temperature.

  6. Click Validate Material to make sure your changes are valid.

    If the material properties are valid, a green check mark appears below the Validate Material button.

  7. Optionally, use the Calculate Properties for... drop down list to calculate properties for a permanent magnet or a nonlinear permanent magnet.
  8. Optionally, to calculate properties for core loss, select Core Loss Coefficient from the Calculate Properties for... drop down list.
  9. When you are done making changes to the material properties, click OK.
    The Edit Libraries dialog reappears.
  10. If you are finished in the View/Edit Material dialog box, click OK to close it.

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