Importing materials into Ansys Workbench

Use MI Materials Gateway to import materials from your Granta MI database to Ansys Workbench for use in simulation. You can import materials to an Engineering Data component, where they can be shared with other systems.

To find materials to import, you can search or browse your Granta MI database, or use a material from your favorites.

Tip: You can also import materials from a Bill of Materials (BoM) file. See Importing CAD assignments from a Granta BoM file.
  1. Select the materials that you want to import, then double-click to import the material cards.
  2. Optional: If there is more than one type of material model available, double-click the model you want to use.
  3. Optional: If prompted, enter values for any parameters required by the model.
    See Specifying parameter values for a material model.
  4. When you are happy with the list of materials for import, click Import.

The materials are imported to the Engineering Data component of your Granta MI component system, and can be used in your simulation project.

You can use the Imported material cards panel in MI Materials Gateway to view and manage all Granta MI materials that have been imported to your Engineering Data component.