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MatWeb solidworks files for materials
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MatWeb solidworks files for materials

MatWeb solidworks files for materials

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Has anyone bought the $50 subscription to this website?  They now have a big database of material physical propereties that they say will download right into the solidworks material database.  If it works, I think $50 is worth it.

http://www.matweb.com/help/SolidWorks_intro.asp

RE: MatWeb solidworks files for materials

I am in the process of convincing mngmt to buy the service. Seems to me it may be worth it, especially for Cosmos.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
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RE: MatWeb solidworks files for materials

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We use that feature here for our company. It works very well as far as putting the specific properties and material names into a database file.

However the names are sometimes extremely long and all the color properties are set to gray no matter what it is. What we usually do is format the database names and color selections and then copy and paste it into the main Solidworks material database. That way there is only one database that we have to maintain. That database can then be put onto a network and shared among your peers.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2005 SP2.0

RE: MatWeb solidworks files for materials

Good to know. Thanks for the info jksolid.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP1.1 / PDMWorks 05
ctopher's home site

RE: MatWeb solidworks files for materials

Every material I have downloaded so far and plugged in to cosmos has been incomplete and unusable.  I had to manually enter certain values that weren't included.

Dave

I <heart> Design Tables

RE: MatWeb solidworks files for materials

I've used this and think its pretty good. You can change the names in the matweb interface to make them shorter. also change the color and texture too.
most of the materials I exported are complete and useable.  some weren't though.

well worth the 50 bucks to me.

Jim

RE: MatWeb solidworks files for materials

Does the shear strength value enter into the SW material database?  If so, what is it's name in the physical properties section?  For example, Tensile Strength is SIGXT.  I am trying to create my own database but can't figure out how to enter a shear strength.  Thanks in advance.

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