CATIA V5 exporter
The following basic and isotropic properties may be exported to material cards using the CATIA v5 exporter.
The exporters that are bundled with the Ansys reference databases create an XML "neutral format" of the CATIA material definition (GCIF file). A CATIA user who receives these files from a Granta MI user needs to install a macro in their local CATIA installation, to convert the GCIF file into the binary CATmaterial format that CATIA requires.
Information about writing a macro for this purpose, and full details of requirements are included in a Technical Note, CATIA V5 Macro Requirements for Importing Granta MI Data, which is available on request.
The properties available for export will vary depending on which database you are exporting from, and which model you select.
Exporter for MI Explore and MI Viewer
The CATIA v5 exporter for MI Explore and MI Viewer can export these properties.
| Material property | Exported as |
|---|---|
| Compressive strength | SAMCompressiveStressLimit |
| Density | SAMDensity |
| Poisson's ratio | SAMPoissonRatio |
| Shear modulus | SAMShearModulus |
| Shear strength, yield | SAMShearStressLimit |
| Specific heat capacity with temperature | Specific Heat |
| Tensile modulus | SAMYoungModulus |
| Tensile modulus with temperature | SAMYoungModulus |
| Tensile strength, yield | SAMTensileStressLimit |
| Tensile strength, yield with temperature | SAMTensileStressLimit |
| Thermal expansion coefficient | SAMThermalExpansion |
| Thermal expansion coefficient with temperature | SAMThermalExpansion |
Exporter for MI Materials Gateway
The CATIA v5 exporter for MI Materials Gateway can export these properties.
| Material property | Exported as |
|---|---|
| Density | SAMDensity |
| Poisson's ratio | SAMPoissonRatio |
| Shear modulus | SAMShearModulus |
| Tensile modulus | SAMYoungModulus |
| Thermal expansion coefficient | SAMThermalExpansion |
| Thermal expansion coefficient with temperature | SAMThermalExpansion |