`MaterialManager`#

class ansys.materials.manager.material_manager.MaterialManager#

Manage material creation, assignment, and other management tasks.

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

Overview#

Methods

`add_material`	Add a material into the library.
`extend_material`	Extend the models defined within a specific material.
`delete_material`	Delete a material from the library.
`get_material`	Return a material from the library.
`write_to_matml`	Write the materials in the library to a MatML file.
`read_from_matml`	Read materials from a MatML file and add them to the library.
`write_to_mapdl`	Write a material to the connected MAPDL session.
`read_from_mapdl_session`	Read material from the pyansys client session.
`write_to_ls_dyna`	Write the materials in the library to a LS-DYNA keyword file.
`write_to_fluent`	Write a material to the connected Fluent session.

Properties

`materials`	The material models.
`client`	The provided client.

from ansys.materials.manager.material_manager import MaterialManager

property MaterialManager.materials: dict[str, ansys.materials.manager._models.material.Material]#: The material models.

MaterialManager.add_material(material: ansys.materials.manager._models.material.Material) → None#: Add a material into the library.

MaterialManager.extend_material(material_name: str, material_models: list[ansys.materials.manager._models._common.material_model.MaterialModel]) → None#: Extend the models defined within a specific material.

MaterialManager.delete_material(material_name: str)#: Delete a material from the library.

MaterialManager.get_material(material_name) → ansys.materials.manager._models.material.Material | None#: Return a material from the library.

MaterialManager.write_to_matml(path: str | pathlib.Path, material_names: list[str] | None = None) → None#: Write the materials in the library to a MatML file.

MaterialManager.read_from_matml(path: str | pathlib.Path) → None#: Read materials from a MatML file and add them to the library.

MaterialManager.write_to_mapdl(mapdl_client: ansys.materials.manager._models._common._MapdlCore | None = None, material_names: list[str] | None = None, material_ids: list[int] | None = None, reference_temperatures: list[float] | None = None) → list[str] | None#: Write a material to the connected MAPDL session.

MaterialManager.read_from_mapdl_session(mapdl_client: ansys.materials.manager._models._common._MapdlCore) → None#: Read material from the pyansys client session.

MaterialManager.write_to_ls_dyna(deck: ansys.dyna.core.Deck | None = None, material_names: list[str] | None = None) → list[ansys.dyna.core.lib.keyword_base.KeywordBase] | None#: Write the materials in the library to a LS-DYNA keyword file.

MaterialManager.write_to_fluent(fluent_client: ansys.materials.manager._models._common._FluentCore, material_names: list[str] | None = None) → list[dict]#: Write a material to the connected Fluent session.