Extended SW Material Database

[bloodclot]

I am looking to expand the SW default materials database. Does anybody know where I can download the info for materials that are not in the default DB? By doing this I hope to reduce design time by not having to create new material properties at the time of design. I would like to find materials like cork, styrofoam, concrete, basicly anything that is not there already. If everyone who has created new materials had a way to share them with everyone else, it would be a win-win situation.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Bloodclot

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

faq559-520

http://www.matweb.com

Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091

 

[alexit]

If you have Matweb subscription you can download materials info directly to SW.

 

[ctopher]

I created my own, but not any building mtls you listed. Best to look up the mtl data and create a mtl DB. There are some avail on the web at a small cost.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 05
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716

 

[bloodclot]

I do have a subscription to matweb, but the properties of the ones I have D/L are not recognized by DBWorks for some reason. Using them, results in the weight shown on the drawing being WAY off from what it should be.

Thanks for the suggestions,

Bloodclot

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Is it "off" by a metric vs imperial conversion factor? Maybe you just need to adjust a "units" setting somewhere.


Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091

 

[bloodclot]

No the units were correct. When I changed the material to one in the SW default DB the weight came out ok but I am not specifying the exact materal we build it with now.


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