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Inquiring material
Every sheet metal part designed with Creo Elements/Direct Sheet Metal has a material attribute that defines the chosen material type, the material thickness, and other material specifications. All material related calculations are based on this information.
The contents of the material attribute can be checked or inquired. Sheet metal parts that were not designed with Creo Elements/Direct Sheet Metal, but imported from other systems, miss the attributes.
To inquire the material attribute of a sheet metal part,
1. Click Sheet Metal and then, in the Post Process group, click the arrow next to Inquire.
2. Click Material.
3. If necessary click Sheet Part and specify the sheet metal part, of which you want to check the material attribute.
4. Click .
Creo Elements/Direct Sheet Metal displays the contents of the part's material attribute in an output window. The information includes the material, and the material's thickness, for example:
The selected body has the following material attribute:
AA 5052
The thickness of this material is:
1.6 mm