Importing materials into Abaqus/CAE

Use MI Materials Gateway to import materials from your Granta MI database to Abaqus/CAE for use in simulation. The materials are imported to the analysis model that is currently open in Abaqus/CAE.

  1. Find materials to import. You can search for materials in your Granta MI database, or use a material from your favorites.
    You can also import materials data for CAD assignments that have been provided as a Bill of Materials (BoM) file. See Importing CAD assignments from a file.
  2. Select the materials that you want to import, then either double-click your selection, or right-click and select Import as new card.
  3. If there is data missing for any of the materials, you are prompted to review your import.
    1. To see details of the missing data, click the arrow at the left of the material name.
    2. If you prefer not to import a material that has missing data, use the check boxes on the far left to remove it from your selection.
  4. When you are happy with the list of materials for import, click Import.

The materials are imported to your current model in Abaqus/CAE.

All the materials that have been imported are displayed in the Imported material cards panel.
  • To see more information about a material, right-click it and select View datasheet.
  • To delete an imported material, right-click it and select Delete. This deletes the material from your model.
If a material is marked as missing , this means that it is no longer available in your Granta MI database.  Where possible, its name is shown to help you find a suitable replacement.