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2.2.5.1. Material mapping without ERP integration

When using PARTsolutions without ERP integration an additional "virtual" column CNSMAT is displayed for material selection. There, select the desired material before exporting.

The dialog box "Enter value" opens when clicking into the respective field of the column CNSMAT.

The dialog box "Enter value" opens when clicking into the respective field of the column CNSMAT.

The following overview shows the interdependencies:

  • Preparations

    • In order for the column CNSMAT to be displayed in the table activate the checkbox under PARTdataManager -> Extras -> Preferences -> Table -> Show material selection.

      Show material selection Show material selection

      Show material selection

    • Configuration files concerning PARTsolutions

      On the left side: $CADENAS_SETUP/material.cfg - On the right side: $CADENAS_SETUP/material.def

      On the left side: $CADENAS_SETUP/material.cfg - On the right side: $CADENAS_SETUP/material.def

      1. $CADENAS_SETUP/material.cfg

        All PARTsolutions materials selectable in the column CNSMAT are stored in the configuration file material.cfg.

        Following the given structure you can add own materials anytime.

        The block name in squared brackets contains the topic.

        The keys contain the following information:

        • desc: Default term. This is displayed in PARTdataManager, if there is no translation available in the file material.def.

        • Density

        • DensityUnitBase: Basic unit for density

      2. $CADENAS_SETUP/material.def

        The file contains translations of the material names. These terms are displayed in PARTdataManager.

        [Important] Important

        The block name here is NOT the topic of the respective material from material.cfg but the value of the key „desc“.

  • In PARTdataManager, before exporting open the dialog box Enter value by clicking into the respective field of the CNSMAT column.

    The dialog box "Enter value" opens when clicking into the column CNSMAT.

    The dialog box "Enter value" opens when clicking into the column CNSMAT.

    The translation of the material stored in material.def is displayed.

  • Configuration files concerning CAD system (here exemplified for Inventor)

    Please ensure that all used PARTsolutions materials are correctly mapped onto the respective CAD system materials.

    On the left side: Inventor/Design Data/MaterialMapping.xml - On the right side: $CADENAS_SETUP/ifadeskinv.cfg

    On the left side: Inventor/Design Data/MaterialMapping.xml - On the right side: $CADENAS_SETUP/ifadeskinv.cfg

    1. $CADENAS_SETUP/If<cadname>.cfg

      In the block [MatMap], the PARTsolutions material name (to the left of the equal sign) is linked with the CAD material name (to the right of the equal sign).

      [Important] Important

      The PARTsolutions material name is from material.cfg, however, in this case NOT the description (desc), but the topic (block name in squared brackets).

    2. Public Documents \ AutoDesk \ Inventor \ Design Data – MaterialMapping.xml

      The Inventor XML file with all materials available in Inventor. Here, you can find the internal Inventor material name, which you have to insert in $CADENAS_SETUP/ifadeskinv.cfg, in the block [MatMap]. The internal name is marked as such.

      <Style InternalName= „<NUMBER>:<MATERIALNAME> “

      Alternatively you can export a part to Inventor, there, call up the iProperties, and here, on the tabbed page „Physical“, look up the exact material name in the list field.

  • Look up physical properties in PARTdataManager

    PARTdataManager -> Extras menu -> Physical properties of the part

    If you specified the respective values for a material you added yourself in the above mentioned PARTsolutions configuration files, in PARTdataManager, density and all other physical properties are correctly calculated now.

  • Material attribute in CAD system

    Example by reference to Inventor: Inventor iProperties -> tabbed page "Custom"

    The following figure shows the respective translated material name when selecting CNS_CNSMAT (here exemplified the German name).

    Inventor iProperties -> tabbed page "Custom" -> CNS_CNSMAT

    Inventor iProperties -> tabbed page "Custom" -> CNS_CNSMAT

  • Physical properties of transferred part in the CAD system

    Example by reference to Inventor: Inventor iProperties –> tabbed page "Physical"

    The following figure shows that the PARTsolutions material has been correctly mapped to the Inventor material and the mass has been calculated by the material values of Inventor.

    Inventor iProperties -> tabbed page "Physical"

    Inventor iProperties -> tabbed page "Physical"