• i. Copyright and Trademark Information
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Before you start
  • 2.1. CAD, CAE, and PLM software integrations
    • 2.1.1. Teamcenter
    • 2.1.2. Creo and Windchill
      • 2.1.2.1. Support for additional types of assignment
      • 2.1.2.2. Support for assignment to Family Tables
      • 2.1.2.3. Granta assignment data in Windchill
      • 2.1.2.4. Creo and Windchill interoperability
        • 2.1.2.4.1. Synchronization of assignments
        • 2.1.2.4.2. Check-out and check-in of Windchill parts
  • 2.2. Deployment methods
  • 2.3. System and network requirements
    • 2.3.1. Service Layer address
    • 2.3.2. Network authentication
    • 2.3.3. Network security (HTTP or HTTPS)
    • 2.3.4. Proxy servers
  • 2.4. User roles and permissions
  • 2.5. Granta MI configuration requirements
  • 2.6. MI Materials Gateway customization
    • 2.6.1. Granta MI data profiles
    • 2.6.2. Gateway features and options
    • 2.6.3. Customizations to data assignment
• 3. Updating the host Application Server
  • 3.1. Windchill configuration
    • 3.1.1. Creating the Granta Materials Library
    • 3.1.2. Deploy customization files on server
    • 3.1.3. Configure global attributes
    • 3.1.4. Support Creo-Windchill automatic synchronization
    • 3.1.5. Adding additional data attributes
  • 3.2. Teamcenter configuration
    • 3.2.1. Configuring Teamcenter and NX interoperability
    • 3.2.2. Configuring NX to display material assignments
    • 3.2.3. Setting up the Custom data model for assignments from Granta MI
• 4. Installing the MI Materials Gateway
  • 4.1. Pre-installation checklist
  • 4.2. Information required for installation (Windows only)
  • 4.3. Installing MI Materials Gateway
    • 4.3.1. Installing on Microsoft Windows
      • 4.3.1.1. Command-line options for silent installation
    • 4.3.2. Installing on Linux
      • 4.3.2.1. ANSA
      • 4.3.2.2. Ansys Workbench
  • 4.4. Enabling MI Materials Gateway
  • 4.5. Windchill and Creo client settings
• 5. Updating the MI Application Server
  • 5.1. Updating the MI Materials Gateway configuration
    • 5.1.1. Customize access to data profiles
      • 5.1.1.1. Custom data configuration
        • 5.1.1.1.1. Defining custom data configuration
        • 5.1.1.1.2. Configuring Gateway clients to use the custom data configuration
      • 5.1.1.2. Defining host-level profiles
      • 5.1.1.3. Role profiles
        • 5.1.1.3.1. Configuring Roles
          • 5.1.1.3.1.1. Example role configuration
    • 5.1.2. Customize data assignment
      • 5.1.2.1. CAD material assignment using a default exporter
      • 5.1.2.2. View and assign CAE material models
      • 5.1.2.3. Assign processes, surface treatments, or colors
        • 5.1.2.3.1. Enabling color rendering in Creo Parametric
      • 5.1.2.4. Writing data from attributes to host parts
        • 5.1.2.4.1. Defining a host part attribute mapping
        • 5.1.2.4.2. Specifying NX categories for mapped attributes (optional)
        • 5.1.2.4.3. Removing legacy host part attribute values
      • 5.1.2.5. Writing data to host material attributes
    • 5.1.3. Configure design-to-simulation data workflows for CAE Gateways
      • 5.1.3.1. Transfer of CAD assignments via a Bill of Materials (BoM) XML file
      • 5.1.3.2. Transferring CAD assignments from NX to HyperMesh
  • 5.2. Add Gateway users to Granta MI security groups
• 6. Configuring Granta MI databases
  • 6.1. Identifying material tables
  • 6.2. Configuring standard names
    • 6.2.1. Configuring standard name mapping
    • 6.2.2. Standard names for processes, surface treatments, and colors
      • 6.2.2.1. Configuring standard names for color space values
  • 6.3. Unit systems and units
  • 6.4. Layouts for datasheets
  • 6.5. Data models for storing simulation data
    • 6.5.1. Adding hub-and-spoke links to the database
      • 6.5.1.1. Default simulation records for CAD-to-CAE transfer
    • 6.5.2. Enabling hub-and-spoke links in MI Materials Gateway
• 7. Material models and exporters
  • 7.1. Identifying exporters
  • 7.2. Exporter packages for host applications and solvers
  • 7.3. Additional requirement for exporters used with Ansys Workbench
  • 7.4. Specifying default exporters
• 8. Advanced configuration
  • 8.1. Advanced system configuration
    • 8.1.1. Configuring proxy settings for Gateway
    • 8.1.2. Configuring Gateway to use Basic authentication
    • 8.1.3. Specify an alternative location for MI Viewer
  • 8.2. Customizing MI Materials Gateway
    • 8.2.1. Changing the default unit system
    • 8.2.2. Adding columns of data
      • 8.2.2.1. Showing additional data for Granta MI records
        • 8.2.2.1.1. Supported attribute types
        • 8.2.2.1.2. Defining custom formatters
          • 8.2.2.1.2.1. The attributeFormatter section
          • 8.2.2.1.2.2. The valueFormatters section
          • 8.2.2.1.2.3. Example: Shading value bands for a (non-unitted) numeric attribute
          • 8.2.2.1.2.4. Example: Displaying an indicator icon for a logical attribute
          • 8.2.2.1.2.5. Example: A custom formats settings file
        • 8.2.2.1.3. Defining a column configuration
          • 8.2.2.1.3.1. Attribute value columns
          • 8.2.2.1.3.2. Linked record columns
        • 8.2.2.1.4. Configure MI Materials Gateway to display the additional columns
      • 8.2.2.2. Show part properties for Assignments
    • 8.2.3. Hiding columns
      • 8.2.3.1. Assignment column keys
      • 8.2.3.2. Material model column keys
    • 8.2.4. Filtering Browse Trees using subsets
    • 8.2.5. Add custom URL links to the main toolbar menu
  • 8.3. Customizing your Windchill implementation
    • 8.3.1. Using a specific Granta Record Object Number
    • 8.3.2. Configuring numbering for assignments made in Creo
    • 8.3.3. Supporting parts with a Quantity specified in units
    • 8.3.4. Adding mass information for BoM analysis
    • 8.3.5. Supported units for Windchill parts
  • 8.4. Editing configuration files
    • 8.4.1. Server-side configuration
      • 8.4.1.1. Host identifiers
      • 8.4.1.2. Option Configuration
        • 8.4.1.2.1. Adding a package to a role configuration
          • 8.4.1.2.1.1. Pre-defined feature packages
          • 8.4.1.2.1.2. Defining a package
            • 8.4.1.2.1.2.1. Adding a bundle
      • 8.4.1.3. Host Configuration
        • 8.4.1.3.1. Datasheet Settings
        • 8.4.1.3.2. Standard Name Settings
        • 8.4.1.3.3. MI Materials Gateway application settings
        • 8.4.1.3.4. Assignment and BoM settings
        • 8.4.1.3.5. Material model and exporter settings
        • 8.4.1.3.6. Windchill integration settings
        • 8.4.1.3.7. Teamcenter integration settings
    • 8.4.2. Client-side configuration
      • 8.4.2.1. User credentials
      • 8.4.2.2. Settings in the GConfiguration.ini file
• 9. Centralized deployment of Gateway clients
  • 9.1. Setting the GATEWAY_DM_EXEDIR environment variable
  • 9.2. Setting environment variables for configuration
  • 9.3. Automatic start-up of Gateway core application
  • 9.4. Host specific requirements
    • 9.4.1. Abaqus/CAE
    • 9.4.2. ANSA
    • 9.4.3. Ansys Electronics Desktop
    • 9.4.4. Ansys Workbench
    • 9.4.5. Creo
    • 9.4.6. HyperMesh
    • 9.4.7. NX
    • 9.4.8. Teamcenter
    • 9.4.9. Windchill
• 10. Log files and diagnostics
  • 10.1. Changing the level of logging
• 11. Upgrade considerations
  • 11.1. Schema and configuration changes for Simulation Records
  • 11.2. Default exporters are now specified in MI Settings
  • 11.3. Changes to pre-defined feature packages
• 12. Hints, tips, and troubleshooting
  • 12.1. General
    • 12.1.1. Problems with blocked zip files
    • 12.1.2. Cross-domain Service Layer setup for Gateway
    • 12.1.3. Verifying the Service Layer connection
    • 12.1.4. Troubleshooting authentication
      • 12.1.4.1. Turning on diagnostic logging
    • 12.1.5. Connection to host application fails because port is unavailable
    • 12.1.6. Changes to default settings do not appear in Gateway
    • 12.1.7. Material card import fails
    • 12.1.8. Troubleshooting host part attribute mapping
    • 12.1.9. Troubleshooting host material attribute mapping
  • 12.2. Ansys Workbench
    • 12.2.1. Granta MI component system is not available in Ansys Workbench
  • 12.3. Creo
    • 12.3.1. Gateway is blocked from running in Creo
    • 12.3.2. Family Table assignments
    • 12.3.3. Assigning material with no density in Creo results in an incorrect mass value
  • 12.4. NX
    • 12.4.1. Assignments made to an NX body also appear on other bodies
  • 12.5. Teamcenter
    • 12.5.1. MI Materials Gateway fails to open
    • 12.5.2. "Where Used" results include items assigned to projects I cannot access