Assigning a material in NX

Use MI Materials Gateway to assign Granta MI materials to bodies in your NX part model. The material assignment contains up-to-date values of material properties (such as density), and includes a consistent, traceable link back to the source record in the Granta MI database.

The quickest way to make assignments is by right-clicking in the NX part model. You can also assign materials when you are viewing the full assembly for your current work part.

  1. Right-click one or more parts in NX, and choose MI Materials Gateway.
  2. Make sure that the bodies you want to assign to are selected in the assignments panel.
    Note: If you are working with linked bodies, assignments you make to a source body are inherited by its linked bodies, and you cannot make or edit assignments on linked bodies.
  3. In the upper half of the MI Materials Gateway window, find a material to assign.
  4. Double-click the material to assign it.
    Tip: If alternate assignments are enabled, you can right-click and select Assign as new alternate to add it to the material library instead. See Assigning alternate materials.
  5. To make another assignment, change your part selection in NX and then click Refresh .
    Tip: For faster switching between your CAD model and the Assignments panel, go to Settings > Preferences and select Always on top.
The material is assigned to the body in NX.

You can review, update, and manage your Granta MI assignments. See View and manage your assignments.