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Assembly
Summary of available functionality for defining the properties and behavior of parts in the model.
Materials
Apply Materials to Specific Parts
Apply material properties to specific parts in the assembly.

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Assembly
Summary of available functionality for defining the properties and behavior of parts in the model.
- Materials
  - Apply Materials to Entire Assembly
    Apply material properties to your assembly.
  - Apply Materials to Specific Parts
    Apply material properties to specific parts in the assembly.
  - Apply Materials to Welds
    Apply material properties to welds in the assembly.
  - View Material Assignment
    Check the materials assigned to parts in your assembly.
- Rigid Parts
  A rigid part can displace under the loading, but only as a rigid body, i.e. without deformation or strain.
- Spots
  A Spots is a feature that enable applying loads, constraints, or other boundary conditions (BC) to local regions on the surface, instead of applying BC to the whole faces of the model
- Create Coordinate System
  Define a local coordinate system to which boundary conditions may be later applied.
- Import Coordinate System
  Import coordinate system from an external comma separated values (CSV) file. Multiple coordinates can be imported at once.
- Create Line on Part
  Create a line that can later be used to generate seam welds.
- Create Sheets
  Create a sheet from an imported surface by applying thickness.
- Create Laminates
  Create laminate from an imported skin
- Set Part Type as Bolt
  Define parts as bolts.
- Set Orthotropic Material Geometry
  Define the material orientation of the part.
- Import Datum Points from CSV
  Import datum point sets from an external comma separated values (CSV) file.
- Create Liquid Body
  Create a liquid body between selected faces.
- Create Gas Body
  Create gas body between selected faces.
- Assembly Review
  You can clean up the geometry in your model by removing undesired parts.
Connections
Connections are used to define the association of different regions of interest between parts in an assembly.
Create Analysis
Create an analysis for your project.
Boundary Conditions
Boundary Conditions available for SimSolid.
Post Processing
Run analyses and view a variety of results in SimSolid.
Design Study
Design studies allow you to quickly evaluate and compare the structural performance from different design scenarios.
Verification Problems
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Apply Materials to Specific Parts

Apply material properties to specific parts in the assembly.

On the Project Tree, click on the Assembly workbench.
On the Assembly workbench, click Apply materials.
Choose a material from the current project or from the material database section in the material tree.
If you selected the current project, only the materials available in the current project are listed. The list is empty if there are no materials assigned to parts. The properties of the selected material will fill the fields in the dialog.
In the modeling window or the Project tree, pick one or more parts.
Click the Apply to selected part(s) button.
Click OK.

Note: You cannot edit Material properties in this dialog. See the Edit Material Database topic for more information on editing material properties.

Important: Material properties can dramatically effect simulation solution results. Material properties provided with SimSolid are intended as examples only. Actual material properties should be obtained from the relevant part or material supplier and entered in a local user database. SimSolid Corporation does not verify or validate the accuracy of the examples materials provided.