Changing the defined material

Sometimes, the need may arise to replace a particular material with another one. E.g. to increase the grade of material used for some structural members. The user must select the original material, specify the substituting material, and the program applies the change to all affected members.

The procedure for the change of a particular material

1. Open the Materials manager.

2. Select the material to be changed.

3. Click button [Change].

   

4. Select the type of the substituting material.

5. The material is replaced.

6. If required, click button [Edit] .

   

7. The editing dialogue for the selected material is opened.

8. Type required parameters.

9. Confirm with [OK] button.

10. Repeat steps 2 to 10 as many times as required.

11. Close the Materials manager.