All materials available in the model are listed again in the Input Data of the design add-on.
Valid Materials
The font color of the materials gives you the information about the utilization and validity of the material in the selected design add-on:
- Blue = material not used in the entire model
- Red = material not suitable for the design in the active add-on
- Gray = material not used for the objects selected for the design
- Black = an object with this material is selected for design in the active add-on
In Timber Design, only the materials of the Timber type are allowed, otherwise not all properties necessary for the design are defined (see the chapter Materials of the RFEM manual).
Regardless of the selection in the "To Design" check box, objects with invalid materials are not considered in the design (an automatic classification in "Not Valid / Deactivated").
Removing Materials from Design
For all valid materials, you can deactivate all objects with this material by clearing the "To Design" check box. Thus, these objects are assigned to the "Not Valid / Deactivated" column and removed from the design (see Objects to Design).
Adjusting Material Properties
Material properties can be adjusted in the editing dialog box for the material. The modified values are considered in the timber design. Double-click a row or click the
button to go directly to the editing dialog box for the material.
In the Main tab, activate the "User-defined material" option to edit the material properties for the timber design. For example, you can adjust the material stiffnesses and strengths under the Material Values tab. Partial safety factors and other design-relevant factors for the material according to the respective design standard are also defined in the Timber Design tab.
Options
The "Options" column of the table includes the icons for various existing settings or modified values, so you can quickly get an overview and, for example, identify adjusted materials.