Add Composite Materials
The Composite Design environment uses composite materials of the part to create plies and cores. To create plies and cores, the composite materials must have a valid cured thickness.
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When you define a new file for a composite material or open an existing composite material file, the default unit of the angular properties of the material is set by the cmpst_mtrl_angular_prms_unit configuration option.
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You can add the required composite materials to the part from the Composite Design environment as follows:
1. Click 
Edit Materials. The Materials dialog box opens.
Edit Materials. The Materials dialog box opens.2. Browse to the directory that contains the composite material files.
3. Double-click the materials to add them to the part. The materials are added to the Materials in Model list.
4. Click OK.
| | • The composite material is added only if the cured thickness of the material is a real number greater than 0. • The added composite materials appear in the Composite Tree under Materials. • The first material added to the Materials in Model list is set as the default, and it is identified by  . |
Change the Default Material
The default material is automatically selected when you create plies or cores.
Change the default material as follows:
1. In the Composite Tree, select the material to set as the default material.
2. Click 
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.| | Changing the default material does not change the material of previously added plies and cores. |