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MaterialItem Class

The MaterialItem class contains information about the materials in the Tekla Structures catalog.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
Tekla.Structures.CatalogsMaterialItem

Namespace: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs
Assembly: Tekla.Structures.Catalogs (in Tekla.Structures.Catalogs.dll) Version: 2023.0.1

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
public class MaterialItem

<SerializableAttribute>
Public Class MaterialItem

The MaterialItem type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	MaterialItem	Creates a new material item instance.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AliasName1	The material item's alias name 1.
	AliasName2	The material item's alias name 2.
	AliasName3	The material item's alias name 3.
	DesignCode	The design code.
	MaterialName	The material item's name.
	ModulusOfElasticity	Thte modulus of elasticity in unit N/m2.
	PlateDensity	The plate density in unit kg/m3.
	PoissonsRatio	The poissons ratio
	ProfileDensity	The profile density in unit kg/m3.
	ThermalDilatation	The thermal dilatation in unit 1/K.
	Type	The material item's type.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Delete	Delete this material from material database.
	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.
	Insert	Inserts this material item to material database.
	MaterialNameMaxLength	Returns the maximum length a material name can be.
	Modify	Modifies the material in material database that has the same name as this instance.
	Select	Selects the material item from the database based on the material name and alias name in this instance.
	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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