In case one wants to retrieve the parameters which define a material, the βDisassemble Materialβ-component does the job (see fig. 3.4.4.1). It can be applied to isotropic and orthotropic materials alike. In order to be valid for both types of materials, the outputs βE1/2β, βG31/2β, βalphaT1/2β and βfy1/2β return lists of numbers instead of single items. For isotropic materials these lists contain one member only. In case of orthotropic materials two numbers are present, corresponding to the first and second material direction respectively.