3.4.3: Read Material Table from File

Karamba3D comes with a table of predefined materials. The csv-file “Materialproperties.csv” resides in the Karamba3D installation-folder. By default the “ReadMatTable”-component takes this file and creates a list of materials from it. These are available at the output-plug “Material”. The data-base currently holds properties for “steel”, “concrete”, “wood” and “aluminum”. There exist different types of steel, concrete etc.. The generic term “concrete” will result in the selection of an everyday type of concrete - a C25/30 according to Eurocode 2. More specific descriptions may be given: Have a look at the data-base in order to get an overview. Material properties specified via table are assumed to be in SI units. They get automatically converted when used in the context of Imperial units.

The file path to the materials data-base can be changed in two ways: first right-click on the component and hit “Select file path to material definitions” in the context menu that pops up. Second plug a panel with a file path into “Path”. Relative paths are relative to the directory where your definition lies.

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