Accessing Material Types
Methods Introduced:
The method
pfcMaterial::GetStructuralMaterialType returns the material type for the structural properties of the material. The material types are as follows:
• pfcMTL_ISOTROPIC—Specifies a a material with an infinite number of planes of material symmetry, making the properties equal in all directions.
• pfcMTL_ORTHOTROPIC—Specifies a material with symmetry relative to three mutually perpendicular planes.
• pfcMTL_TRANSVERSELY_ISOTROPIC—Specifies a material with rotational symmetry about an axis. The properties are equal for all directions in the plane of isotropy.
• pfcMTL_FLUID—Specifies a material with fluid properties.
Use the method
pfcMaterial::SetStructuralMaterialType to set the material type for the structural properties of the material.
The method
pfcMaterial::GetThermalMaterialType returns the material type for the thermal properties of the material. The material types are as follows:
• pfcMTL_ISOTROPIC—Specifies a material with an infinite number of planes of material symmetry, making the properties equal in all directions.
• pfcMTL_ORTHOTROPIC—Specifies a material with symmetry relative to three mutually perpendicular planes.
• pfcMTL_TRANSVERSELY_ISOTROPIC—Specifies a material with rotational symmetry about an axis. The properties are equal for all directions in the plane of isotropy.
• pfcMTL_FLUID—Specifies a material with fluid properties.
Use the method
pfcMaterial::SetThermalMaterialType to set the material type for the thermal properties of the material.
The method
pfcMaterial::GetSubType returns the subtype for the
MTL_ISOTROPIC material type.
Use the method
pfcMaterial::SetSubType to set the subtype for the
MTL_ISOTROPIC material type.
Use the method
pfcMaterial::GetPermittedSubTypes to retrieve a list of the permitted string values for the material subtype.
The method
pfcMaterial::GetFluidMaterialType returns the material type for the fluid properties of the material. The material types are as follows:
• pfcMTL_ISOTROPIC—Specifies a material with an infinite number of planes of material symmetry, making the properties equal in all directions.
• pfcMTL_ORTHOTROPIC—Specifies a material with symmetry relative to three mutually perpendicular planes.
• pfcMTL_TRANSVERSELY_ISOTROPIC—Specifies a material with rotational symmetry about an axis. The properties are equal for all directions in the plane of isotropy.
• pfcMTL_FLUID—Specifies a material with fluid properties.
Use the method
pfcMaterial::SetFluidMaterialType to set the material type for the fluid properties of the material.