CUSTOM MATERIAL IN SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS has an extensive large material library, but some of the users often need to create new custom materials for their project or design. The ability to add custom materials enables users to calculate an accurate mass or simulation of a part or assembly.

You can create custom material by following the below steps:

1) Before creating a material, we will see how to add a material to a part or assembly

A) In a part, materials can be changed by going to the design tree, right clicking Material, and selecting Edit Material.

2) Now we have seen how to add material, now we will create a new material or custom material to the material library, For that you need to access material library, which can be done by searching in search box in SolidWorks or by going to Edit> Appearance> Material Edit

3) Ones the Material Dialogue box is open, scroll to the bottom of the material tree. Right click on custom material and select New Library, then create a New Category within the Library. For this I have used is Strongest Metal and category called Vibranium

4) New materials can be created by copying and pasting a similar material, or entering the material properties manually. Existing SOLIDWORKS materials cannot be edited.

To copy a material, simply click on a material in the existing SOLIDWORKS Library, right click and select copy. Right click in the new category and select Paste. Click Apply.

5) As we have copied the properties of other material properties, we have to edit material properties for our new material. The main property you need to add for your material are as follows

A) Tensile Strength

B) Yield Strength

C) Poisson’s Ratio

6) To edit the values just double click the box as shown in the above image, after inserting required data for your new material click apply and close the material box

7) Now you have successfully added the new custom material to the material library, now you can just add that material to the part as instructed in step 1

 

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