Generic material data can often be used to fill in missing data.
Before you begin:
By default, the Generic Data is enabled in the Preferences menu.
Ensure, Generic Data toggle is on to fill the missing
data. You can enable this setting globally under preferences and for
a selected material individually.
If neither Generic Data nor Artificial
Intelligence is available for a material, the toggle buttons
will be grayed out.
Also, you can choose between Generic Data or
Artificial Intelligence based on your need.
Generic materials are theoretical materials derived from product family data, such
as polymers, and share similar properties and behaviors with other materials in the same
category. They serve as reference data when the exact composition of a material is
unavailable. Their characteristics are based on the known traits of related products,
making their performance predictable.
To fill the missing data using generic data for
a material:
Select a material data set.
In the following example, ABS material data set from
Plastics is selected.
The material database is filtered and displays the results. Figure 1. Select Material Data Set
Click Details of a required material.
A window opens to the right displaying the material
information.
To select the generic gap filling tool for a material, on the top-right corner,
click Materials Intelligence > Generic data.
Figure 2. Material Intelligence The ABS generic data fills the missing property data for the selected
material and is displayed in the Properties tab. The gap
filled data with generic product data will be labelled as
Generic.Figure 3. Generic Data by ABS
Click Plot to view the ABS generic plot data provided by
the product Polymer > ABS.
Select the plot curve value from the drop down list.
The collected system data for the missing material property is displayed
and is labelled as Generic.Figure 4. ABS Plot Data
Details of a required material.
A window opens to the right displaying the material information.
