Creating a Simulation Domain

The Simulation domain specifies the physical characteristics of a material that dictate the response of the material in a DesignSight simulation. To create a Simulation domain, you define material options and material behaviors.

Material options are defined outside the scope of a standard DesignSight simulation workflow. Use this task to preconfigure materials before they are used in the DesignSight workbench.

Before you begin: The material must be open in the Material Editor workbench (see Opening Existing Materials) or applied to an open product.
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Simulation Materials

  1. If necessary, add the Simulation domain to the material using the procedure in Adding Material Domains.

  2. Right-click on the Simulation domain in the specification tree, and select domain_name object > Definition.

    The Domain Edition dialog box appears.

  3. On the Simulation tabbed page, enter the necessary Options and Behaviors data.

  4. On the PLM Properties tabbed page, enter any necessary attributes.

  5. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Domain Edition dialog box.

Important: Propagate the new or updated material definition to the database before using it in the DesignSight workbench (see Propagating in the Infrastructure User's Guide).