Add New Material using Data Edit

Add material data to the private database using the Data Edit functionality.

  1. On the Admin Dashboard, open Data Edit.
  2. Click and then select Add.
  3. On the Add dialog box, enter the new material name.
    Figure 1. Add Material Name


  4. Select the following general material details:
    Figure 2. Add Material Details


    • Choose the required material type or class from the Material Type list box.
    • Choose the name of the manufacturer from the Producer list box.
    • Choose the name of the provider from the Provider list box.
  5. Select the required LifeCycle State:
    • Unpublished: By default the material is in unpublished state. This means the material is stored in the database, but not visible to AMDC users.
    • Published: Once the material specialists or database manager has reviewed the material data, they can approve it for publishing to AMDC users.

Add Single-point Data

  1. On the left pane, select Single-point data and then specify values for single point material properties such as Density, Young's Modulus, and Poisson's Ratio.
    Figure 3. Single-point Data


Add Multi-point Data

  1. Select Plots to specify multi-point material properties for Stress-strain plots.
    Figure 4. Plots


  2. Select relevant Variant and Variant Type for the plot data.
  3. Copy the X and Y data from the source file (Excel) and select Paste Curve from the menu.
    Figure 5. Paste Curve


    • Alternatively, the properties data can be entered manually for each point data.
  4. Click Save to save the changes added to the material data.
  5. Click Commit to publish the changes to material database with version 1.