MATERIAL LIBRARY

This function allows user to select a material directly from the generic material library embedded in eta/DYANFORM. The MATERIAL LIBRARY is a folder located in the installation directory, "./installation directory/material_lib/...". It consists of *.mat files and DF_MATERIAL_INDEX.dat file. Every *.mat file is one of the LS-DYNA material models. The DF_MATERIAL_INDEX.dat is the index of all *.mat files.

As shown in Figure 9.8.4, the user can select any button from the window, and the relative parameters are included in the MATERIAL PARAMETERS table.

Figure 9.8.4 The Material Library.