Material Options in the Simulation Domain
The material applied to a product determines many of the product's characteristics, such as its physical strength. These characteristics are accounted for when performing a simulation. For example, a tube made out of steel deforms much less than a tube made out of PVC plastic under the same load.
A material's physical characteristics are defined as part of the Simulation domain in the Material Definition app (see Adding Material Domains). The Simulation domain is usually defined by a materials expert outside of the simulation app.
Characteristics are organized by category as Options in the Simulation domain. For the full set of material options that you can define, see the Simulation Materials guide.
Not all options must be defined for every material. The required options within a simulation depend on the simulation you are using. Only a subset of material options are available for use in this app.
You can further organize material options by configuring material behaviors, which allows you to include or exclude certain options from individual simulations.
A set of materials with default Simulation domain definitions is delivered with this app; see Importing a Default Set of Materials for instructions on using these materials.