Quick Start to AMDC
View the main elements and the feature details in Altair Material Data Center (AMDC).
This tutorial contains:
Prerequisites
- Registered Altair One Account
- Latest version of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge are supported
Step 1: Logging into AMDC
- Launch a browser, type https://materials.altairone.com in the address bar, and press enter.
- Enter your registeredAltair One email address and click Continue.
- Enter your password and click Sign In.The AMDC default view, the View Materials page is displayed. The contents of the material database is available to browse, search, filter, and view the information.
Step 2: Understanding the elements of the Viewing Materials page
The elements are:
- Quick Search use a string value to search for a specific list of materials.
- Filters the material data can be filtered using the pre-defined categories such as New/Updated material Flags, Material type, Producer, Provider and Software.
- Action Ribbon access the key features in AMDC.
- Advanced Search allows you to build a search query by selecting material categories and its properties.
- Compare Materials using the properties data and plots.
- Table/Tiles switch the materials view from the default tiles view to table view.
- Scatter Plot visualize the correlation and interdependency between two properties data.
- Preferences allows you to set language and unit system to view the material database and unit system to view the material database.
- Tile materials are displayed in tiles view as individual cards.
- Flags dispaying the material is either new or updated.
- Favorite add material as your favorite.
- Details allows you to view the selected material information.
- Share the material information link using clipboard or an email.
- PDF export the material data into a PDF format. This feature is available only for the explorer users.
- The data associated with a selected material is categorized as:
- Info displays the selected material information such as material name, type, provider, disclaimer, characteristics, and regional availability.
- Properties displays the material properties data such as Fatigue Properties, Mechanical Properties, Thermal Properties. The data values for these properties is displayed as supplied by the provider.
- Plots material data is displayed in the form of plots and this is available only for the the explorer and explorer plus users.
- CAE Model allows you to download materials as a simulation ready file. This feature is available only for the explorer and explorer plus users.
- The panel on the right displays the selected material information. Use the tabs to view the categorized material data.
Step 3: Search GF30 materials for an Injection Molding Simulation and View Material Information
- Enter ‘GF30’ in the Search field and then press
enter.
Result: The filters, Flags, Material type, Producer, Provider and Software list is filtered with the number of available materials matching the search string.
In the Material type category, only Plastic is filtered. The number 3825 indicates the number of plastics with GF30 in the description. - Let us filter the material data further, select Inspire
Mold in the Software category.Result: The material list is further filtered to match the selected filter. In the Material type category, Plastic is further filtered. The number 36 indicates the number of plastics with GF30 and Inspire Mold in the description.
- Click Details to view the material information.
Result: A panel opens to the right. By default, the Info tab displays the general information of the selected material.
- Click Properties to view Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical and Other properties of the material is displayed.
- Click Plots to view data associated with the material.
- Click CAE Model to preview and download simulation-ready files.
Note: Click here to understand AMDC access types
and its features.