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This task explains how you can edit the material properties of an
existing
profile. You can edit the material, grade and section combination that is
defined in the specifications catalog. You can also edit the material and
orientation properties of several profiles at the same time. |
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With your
document open in the appropriate workbench, double-click the object to open the dialog
box, such as the Stiffener dialog box. (You can
also open the dialog box by right clicking on the object, and selecting the object - xxx.object -
and Definition in the drop down
menus.) For shapes and plates, you have to double-click or right-click
in the specification tree after making the product active.
Select the Material & Orientation tab in the
dialog box (e.g. Stiffener dialog box if you are working with
stiffeners). The image below shows the options you can edit for material
selection.
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Select a
material by clicking on the down arrow. When you select a
material, the Grade and
Section values do not change. If the
previously selected values are no longer valid - they do not exist in
the specifications catalog - the entries will display a symbol to show
the entries are not correct (the symbol, called the Invalid symbol is shown below). In this example, the material was changed from
steel to aluminum. The grade and section are not available in the
catalog, therefore these fields display the Invalid symbol. 
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Click the down
arrow in the Grade field. The
incorrect grade will display in the drop down list, along with valid
grades. Select a valid grade. Once you select a valid grade, valid sections will
be available for selection. |
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Select a
section in the Section field. |
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Click OK
when you have made your selections. |
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The material and grade you select
for the Material and Grade fields above, should
exist in both the specifications catalog and the material catalog. If
the material and grade exist in the specifications catalog but NOT in
the material catalog, you will get the following error messages:
In Structure Design: ERROR: The selected material, grade
combination cannot be found in the material catalog. You will not be
able to create the plate.
In Structure Functional Design: WARNING: The selected
material, grade combination cannot be found in the material catalog.
You will be able to create the plate, but will not be able to generate a
piece part from your design. |
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Editing Material and Orientation for Several Profiles
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You can edit the material and orientation properties of
several profiles at the same time. Make the product active in the
specification tree. Then, press Ctrl and select the objects
(in the specification tree) you want to edit. Right-click and select Selected Objects and
open the dialog box, such as the Definition dialog box for
shapes. In the example given below, two shapes are selected.
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You cannot modify the geometry of the shapes. Click the
Material & Orientation tab. Modify
the Material, Grade, and Section of the objects, as required.
You can also modify the orientation properties, such as Anchor
Point, Angle, and Flip the section
orientation. You can also modify the orientation by using the manipulators in the
design. The section manipulators appear only on the first object
selected by you. For more information, see Using
Section Manipulators. |
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Only the values common to the selected objects are
displayed. If the selected objects have different values for a property,
the field appears blank or unset. In the example given below, the
selected shapes have different sections, anchor points and angles.
You can assign the same values to the objects. Click the down arrow
next to the property and select a value in the list displayed. |
