Import a Value from the Engineering Database

Allows you to specify a material property value for a formula by directly taking the value from the Engineering Database.

Procedure

  1. Right-click the name of a formula variable which value you want to take from the Engineering Database and select Import from the Engineering DB.
  2. From the Materials list select the item of interest.
  3. Select the material which property value you want to use as the formula variable.
  4. If the parameter of interest depends on the temperature, then within the Temperature cell you can set the necessary temperature to obtain the corresponding parameter value.
  5. Click OK. The value will be in the formula.