Add Composite Materials
You use composite materials to create plies and cores. The cured thickness of a composite material must be a non-zero number.
You can add composite materials to a part, or directly to a composite feature in the Composite environment. When you open a Composite environment or click 
OK to close the environment, the changes made to the materials and their properties are synchronized between the part and the composite feature.
OK to close the environment, the changes made to the materials and their properties are synchronized between the part and the composite feature. | 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. |
You can add the required composite materials to the composite feature from the Composite environment as follows:
1. Click 
Edit Materials. The Materials in Composite # dialog box opens.
Edit Materials. The Materials in Composite # dialog box opens.2. Browse to the directory that contains the composite material files.
3. Double-click the materials to add them to the composite feature.
4. Click OK.
| | The added composite materials appear in the Composite Tree under Materials. |
Set or Change the Default Material
When you add composite materials to a composite feature, the composite material that is added first in the list is set as the default, and it is identified by 
. The default material is automatically selected when you create plies or cores.
. The default material is automatically selected when you create plies or cores.Set a composite material as the default or change the default material as follows:
1. In the Composite Tree, select the material to set as the default material.
2. Click 
.
.| | Changing the default material does not change the material of previously added plies and cores. |