FEA Export Instructions

The new Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products online product selector also allows you to create custom files containing property data to be exported and used by your FEA software, including SolidWorks, NEiWorks, ANSYS, and ALGOR. SolidWorks Instructions | ANSYS Instructions  | ALGOR Instructions | NEiWorks Instructions

Exporting to SolidWorks

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Exporting to ANSYS

• From either the Search page, or the Folder Maintenance page, you can choose "Export to ANSYS" in the Materials Folder dropdown box. Hit Go to execute the command.

  

• A File Download window will appear, asking you to either open or save the document. Choose "Save", give the file an appropriate name, and save the file someplace you'll remember.
• You then have to "Import" the file into ANSYS. In your ANSYS Workbench software:
  • Go to the "Engineering Data" Tab. Select "Import," and then "Materials."

    

  • Click "Add" to add a new data source, and then with "Library File" highlighted, click "Browse" to find the XML file you saved.

    

  • Click open to select your saved file, then hit "OK" to add this data source.
  • Next, select the materials from this source that you wish to import.

    

  • After selecting the materials, Click "OK," and the materials will be available in the Workbench material list. You can then edit them or use them in analysis.

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Exporting to ALGOR

• From either the Search page, or the Folder Maintenance page, you can choose "Export to ALGOR" in the Materials Folder dropdown box. Hit Go to execute the command.

  

• A File Download window will appear, asking you to either open or save the document. Choose "Save", give the file an appropriate name, and save the file someplace you'll remember.
• You then have to "Import" the file into ALGOR. In your ALGOR software:
  • Go to Tools, Manage Material Library

    

  • Choose Material, Manage Libraries

    

  • In the "Manage Libraries" window, go to Library, Add, and create a new library (.mlb). You may wish to name it the same as your Quadrant Material Folder.
  • Then go to Library, Import, XML and choose the .xml file you that you had previously saved

    

  • After the import is complete, you may close the "Manage Libraries" window, and your new library is ready for use!

    

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Exporting to NEiWorks

• From either the Search page, or the Folder Maintenance page, you can choose "Export to NEiWorks" in the Materials Folder dropdown box. Hit Go to execute the command.

  

• A File Download window will appear, asking you to either open or save the document. Choose "Save", give the file an appropriate name, and save the file in a location you'll remember.

• You then have to "Import" the file into NEiWorks. In your SolidWorks software:
  • Select the NEiWorks tab. Right click on "Material" and select "New."

    

  • Then, under "Name," select "Load" and then find the .sldmat file you saved. Select it and click "open."

    

  • The file will then be imported, and the material data from MatWeb will be available for use!

    

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  From the designers of the MatWeb online database.