MaterialDef#

class ansys.edb.core.definition.material_def.MaterialDef(msg)#

Represents a material and all its properties.

Methods

MaterialDef.create(database, name, **kwargs)	Create a material definition in a given database.
MaterialDef.delete()	Delete the material definition.
MaterialDef.find_by_name(database, name)	Find a material definition by name in a given database.
MaterialDef.get_anisotropic_thermal_modifier(...)	Get the thermal modifier of an anisotropic material property.
MaterialDef.get_dimensions(material_property_id)	Get the dimensions of the tensor of a material property.
MaterialDef.get_property(material_property)	Get a material property value.
MaterialDef.get_thermal_modifier(...)	Get the thermal modifier of a material property.
MaterialDef.remove_property(material_property)	Remove a property from the material definition.
MaterialDef.set_anisotropic_thermal_modifier(...)	Set the thermal modifier of an anisotropic material property.
MaterialDef.set_property(material_property, ...)	Set a material property value.
MaterialDef.set_thermal_modifier(...)	Set the thermal modifier of the material property.

Attributes

MaterialDef.all_properties	list of MaterialProperty: All properties defined in the material definition.
MaterialDef.definition_type	DefinitionObjType: Definition object type.
MaterialDef.dielectric_material_model	DielectricMaterialModel: Dielectric material model of the material definition.
MaterialDef.id	int: Unique ID of the EDB object.
MaterialDef.is_null	bool: Flag indicating if the object exists in the database.
MaterialDef.msg	EDBObjMessage: Protobuf message that represents the object's ID.
MaterialDef.name	str: Name of the material definition.