 | MaterialItem Class |
The MaterialItem class contains information about the materials in the Tekla Structures catalog.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2023.0.3
SyntaxThe MaterialItem type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
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 | MaterialItem |
Creates a new material item instance.
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Properties| Name | Description | |
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 | AliasName1 |
The material item's alias name 1.
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| AliasName2 |
The material item's alias name 2.
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| AliasName3 |
The material item's alias name 3.
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| DesignCode |
The design code.
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| MaterialName |
The material item's name.
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| ModulusOfElasticity |
Thte modulus of elasticity in unit N/m2.
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| PlateDensity |
The plate density in unit kg/m3.
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| PoissonsRatio |
The poissons ratio
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| ProfileDensity |
The profile density in unit kg/m3.
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| ThermalDilatation |
The thermal dilatation in unit 1/K.
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| Type |
The material item's type.
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Methods| Name | Description | |
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| Delete |
Delete this material from material database.
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 | Export |
Exports the material item in the material database to given file name.
Materials are exported to *.lis format.
If path is not given material is exported to model folder.
If filename is empty material name is used as filename.
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| Insert |
Inserts this material item to material database.
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 | MaterialNameMaxLength |
Returns the maximum length a material name can be.
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| Modify |
Modifies the material in material database that has the same name as this instance.
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| Select |
Selects the material item from the database based on the material name and alias name
in this instance.
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| Select(String) |
Selects the material item based on the name from the material database.
The material name can also be an alias name.
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