FEA | FEA Materials List

Opens the FEA Materials List window.  This window contains material properties that are referenced by elements in the FEA Properties List.

 The FEA Materials List is saved with the currently open Project file when it is saved to the disk.

FEA Materials Window.

Each Material is defined by three properties,

• Young's Modulus of Elasticity in N/cm^2 or in Lbf/in^2 (psi) units

• Poisson's Ratio (unit-less)

• Density in kg/cm^3 or in Lbm/in^3 units

Units are chosen on the Units tab in the File | Structure Options box..

File Menu

File | Import

Imports a Materials spreadsheet from another ME'scope Project file.

File | Print Spreadsheet

Prints the Materials spreadsheet on the system printer or into a PDF file.

Edit Menu

Edit | Add

Adds a new Material (new row) to the Materials spreadsheet.

• Select each cell in the new row and enter the new Material value into the cell

Edit | Delete

Deletes the currently selected Material (row) from the Materials spreadsheet.

Display Menu

Display | Center window

Centers the window in the Work Area of the ME'scope window.

• Repeated execution centers the window and returns it to its former position.

Display | Toolbar

If checked, the Toolbar is displayed in the window.