Material Database Editor

Within the Model-Info tool, use the Material Database Editor to edit, delete or create materials that can be assigned to the parts of a model to calculate its weight.

The Materials Database Editor is part of the Model-Info tool located in the Toolbox group of the 3D-Mode tab. Here you start the editor by clicking on the small button [...] located above the material selection list.



 Edit materials
 Structure of a material file

Edit Materials

Edit the material list

  • To change an entry, click on the name or density of the material, and enter the new name or density.
  • To add a new entry, simply enter its name and density at the end of the list.
  • To delete an entry, just delete the name of the material.

Add materials from model
If you open a 3D-Tool model (EXE/DDD), the model may contain materials not present in your material database. To transfer these materials to your database, click on Add materials from model.

Add default 3D-Tool standard materials
To add the 3D-Tool default materials to the material database, click . This may be necessary if the default materials have been overwritten by loading of model materials.

Import materials from file
To load materials from a materials file (*.txt), click Load. After selecting a material file, you will be asked if you want to clear all default materials:
Yes: All materials present will be cleared before loading the new materials.
No: The new materials will be added to the current material list.

Export materials to file
To save materials to a material file (*.txt), click Save.

Note
The density values of the database delivered with 3D-Tool have been specified to the best of our knowledge. However, because the values underlie a certain manufacturing variability we will take no responsibility for their accuracy.

Structure of a Material File (*.txt)

Material files are simple text files that can be easily edited with an editor.
3D-Tool material files are structured as follows:

  • The materials are separated by a line break (return).
  • A material is specified as material name directly followed by its density in brackets:
    Material name(density), for example Alloy(2.70)