:class:`MaterialManager`
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.. py:class:: ansys.materials.manager.material_manager.MaterialManager(pyansys_client: Any)

   
   Manage material creation, assignment, and other management tasks.

   This class is the main entry point for the Pythonic material management interface.















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.. py:currentmodule:: MaterialManager

Overview
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          * - :py:attr:`~write_material`
            - Write a material to the solver.
          * - :py:attr:`~read_materials_from_session`
            - Given a PyAnsys session, return the materials present.



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          * - :py:attr:`~model_type_map`
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Import detail
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    from ansys.materials.manager.material_manager import MaterialManager


Attribute detail
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.. py:attribute:: model_type_map
   :type:  Dict[str, ansys.materials.manager._models._BaseModel]



Method detail
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.. py:method:: write_material(material: ansys.materials.manager.material.Material) -> None

   
   Write a material to the solver.


   :Parameters:

       **material** : :obj:`Material`
           Material object to write to solver.














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.. py:method:: read_materials_from_session() -> Dict[str, ansys.materials.manager.material.Material]

   
   Given a PyAnsys session, return the materials present.

   This method only supports PyMAPDL currently.




   :Returns:

       :obj:`Dict`\[:class:`python:str`, :obj:`Material`]
           Materials in the current session, indexed by an ID. For MAPDL, this is the material
           ID. For Fluent, this is the material name.











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