How To: Drive the Material of a Part (KB12121017) (DriveWorks Documentation)

Introduction

DriveWorks Pro provides the ability to drive a model's material. To do this, create and capture a custom property in the model called "DWMaterial", for more information have a look at the Custom Properties help topic.

The result of the rule for the DWMaterial custom property should take the form:

MaterialDatabaseName|MaterialName

The material database name for the default SOLIDWORKS materials is called "SOLIDWORKS Materials", so for example, if you have a Combo Box containing the names of materials the user can select from, you could build a rule for a material custom property such as:

"SOLIDWORKS Materials|" & MaterialComboBoxReturn

If a material from the standard SOLIDWORKS materials library is desired, the "SOLIDWORKS Materials|" prefix can be omitted, e.g.:

"1023 Carbon Steel Sheet (SS)"

Would use the carbon steel sheet material from the SOLIDWORKS Material database.

The tables below show the names of the SOLIDWORKS Materials that are available in SOLIDWORKS 2009.

Steel

Name	Example Rule Result
1023 Carbon Steel Sheet (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1023 Carbon Steel Sheet (SS)
201 Annealed Stainless Steel (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|201 Annealed Stainless Steel (SS)
A286 Iron Base Superalloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|A286 Iron Base Superalloy
AISI 1010 Steel, hot rolled bar	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 1010 Steel, hot rolled bar
AISI 1015 Steel, Cold Drawn (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 1015 Steel, Cold Drawn (SS)
AISI 1020	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 1020
AISI 1020 Steel, Cold Rolled	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 1020 Steel, Cold Rolled
AISI 1035 Steel (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 1035 Steel (SS)
AISI 1045 Steel, cold drawn	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 1045 Steel, cold drawn
AISI 304	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 304
AISI 316 Annealed Stainless Steel Bar (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 316 Annealed Stainless Steel Bar (SS)
AISI 316 Stainless Steel Sheet (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 316 Stainless Steel Sheet (SS)
AISI 321 Annealed Stainless Steel (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 321 Annealed Stainless Steel (SS)
AISI 347 Annealed Stainless Steel (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 347 Annealed Stainless Steel (SS)
AISI 4130 Steel, annealed at 865C	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 4130 Steel, annealed at 865C
AISI 4130 Steel, normalized at 870C	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 4130 Steel, normalized at 870C
AISI 4340 Steel, annealed	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 4340 Steel, annealed
AISI 4340 Steel, normalized	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI 4340 Steel, normalized
AISI Type 316L stainless steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI Type 316L stainless steel
AISI Type A2 Tool Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AISI Type A2 Tool Steel
Alloy Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Alloy Steel
Alloy Steel (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Alloy Steel (SS)
ASTM A36 Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|ASTM A36 Steel
Cast Alloy Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Cast Alloy Steel
Cast Carbon Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Cast Carbon Steel
Cast Carbon Steel (SN)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Cast Carbon Steel (SN)
Cast Stainless Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Cast Stainless Steel
Chrome Stainless Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Chrome Stainless Steel
Galvanized Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Galvanized Steel
Plain Carbon Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Plain Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel (ferritic)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Stainless Steel (ferritic)
Wrought Stainless Steel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Wrought Stainless Steel

Iron

Name	Example Rule Result
Ductile Iron	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ductile Iron
Ductile Iron (SN)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ductile Iron (SN)
Gray Cast Iron	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Gray Cast Iron
Gray Cast Iron (SN)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Gray Cast Iron (SN)
Malleable Cast Iron	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Malleable Cast Iron

Aluminium Alloys

Name	Example Rule Result
1060 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060 Alloy
1060-H12	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-H12
1060-H12 Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-H12 Rod (SS)
1060-H14	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-H14
1060-H16	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-H16
1060-H18	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-H18
1060-H18 Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-H18 Rod (SS)
1060-O (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1060-O (SS)
1100-H12 Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1100-H12 Rod (SS)
1100-H16 Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1100-H16 Rod (SS)
1100-H26 Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1100-H26 Rod (SS)
1100-O Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1100-O Rod (SS)
1345 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1345 Alloy
1350 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|1350 Alloy
201.0-T43 Insulated Mold Casting (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|201.0-T43 Insulated Mold Casting (SS)
201.0-T6 Insulated Mold Casting (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|201.0-T6 Insulated Mold Casting (SS)
201.0-T7 Insulated Mold Casting (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|201.0-T7 Insulated Mold Casting (SS)
2014 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2014 Alloy
2014-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2014-O
2014-T4	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2014-T4
2014-T6	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2014-T6
2018 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2018 Alloy
2024 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2024 Alloy
2024 Alloy (SN)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2024 Alloy (SN)
2024-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2024-O
2024-T3	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2024-T3
2024-T361	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2024-T361
2024-T4	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2024-T4
2219-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2219-O
2219-T31	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2219-T31
2219-T37	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2219-T37
2219-T62	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2219-T62
2219-T81	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2219-T81
2219-T87	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2219-T87
2618-T61 (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|2618-T61 (SS)
3003 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003 Alloy
3003-H12	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H12
3003-H12, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H12, Rod (SS)
3003-H14	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H14
3003-H14, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H14, Rod (SS)
3003-H16	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H16
3003-H18	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H18
3003-H18, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-H18, Rod (SS)
3003-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-O
3003-O, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3003-O, Rod (SS)
3004-H34, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3004-H34, Rod (SS)
3004-O, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|3004-O, Rod (SS)
356.0-T6 Permanent Mold cast (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|356.0-T6 Permanent Mold cast (SS)
4032-T6	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|4032-T6
5052-H32	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-H32
5052-H34	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-H34
5052-H36	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-H36
5052-H38	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-H38
5052-H38, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-H38, Rod (SS)
5052-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-O
5052-O, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5052-O, Rod (SS)
5086-H32, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5086-H32, Rod (SS)
5154-O, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5154-O, Rod (SS)
5454-H111	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5454-H111
5454-H112	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5454-H112
5454-H32	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5454-H32
5454-H34	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5454-H34
5454-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|5454-O
6061 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6061 Alloy
6061-O (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6061-O (SS)
6061-T4 (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6061-T4 (SS)
6061-T6 (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6061-T6 (SS)
6063-O	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-O
6063-O, Extruded Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-O, Extruded Rod (SS)
6063-T1	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-T1
6063-T4	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-T4
6063-T5	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-T5
6063-T6	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-T6
6063-T6, Rod (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-T6, Rod (SS)
6063-T83	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|6063-T83
7050-T73510	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7050-T73510
7050-T7451	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7050-T7451
7050-T7651	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7050-T7651
7075-O (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7075-O (SS)
7075-T6 (SN)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7075-T6 (SN)
7075-T6, Plate (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7075-T6, Plate (SS)
7079 Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|7079 Alloy
AA356.0-F	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AA356.0-F
AA380.0-F die	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|AA380.0-F die
Alumina	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Alumina
C355.0-T61 Permanent Mold cast (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|C355.0-T61 Permanent Mold cast (SS)

Copper Alloys

Name	Example Rule Result
Aluminum Bronze	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Aluminum Bronze
Beryllium Copper, UNS C17000	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beryllium Copper, UNS C17000
Beryllium Copper, UNS C17200	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beryllium Copper, UNS C17200
Beryllium Copper, UNS C17300	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beryllium Copper, UNS C17300
Beryllium S-200F, Vacuum Hot Pressed	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beryllium S-200F, Vacuum Hot Pressed
Beryllium S-65C, Vacuum Hot Pressed	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beryllium S-65C, Vacuum Hot Pressed
Brass	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Brass
Chromium Copper, UNS C18200	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Chromium Copper, UNS C18200
Commercial Bronze, UNS C22000 (90-10 Bronze)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Commercial Bronze, UNS C22000 (90-10 Bronze)
Copper	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Copper
Copper-Cobalt-Beryllium alloy, UNS C17500	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Copper-Cobalt-Beryllium alloy, UNS C17500
Free-Cutting Brass, UNS C36000	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Free-Cutting Brass, UNS C36000
High-leaded brass, UNS C34200	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|High-leaded brass, UNS C34200
Leaded Commercial Bronze	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Leaded Commercial Bronze
Manganese Bronze	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Manganese Bronze
Nickel silver 65-12, UNS C75700	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Nickel silver 65-12, UNS C75700
Phosphor bronze 10% D, UNS C52400	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Phosphor bronze 10% D, UNS C52400
Tin Bearing Bronze	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Tin Bearing Bronze
Wrought Copper	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Wrought Copper

Titanium Alloys

Zinc Alloys

Name	Example Rule Result
Zinc AC41A Alloy, As Cast	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Zinc AC41A Alloy, As Cast
Zinc AC43A (Zn-4Al-2.5Cu-0.04Mg; Number 2 Die Casting Alloy; Zamak 2), Die Cast	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Zinc AC43A (Zn-4Al-2.5Cu-0.04Mg; Number 2 Die Casting Alloy; Zamak 2), Die Cast
Zinc AG40A (Zn-4Al-0.4Mg; Zamak 3), Cast	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Zinc AG40A (Zn-4Al-0.4Mg; Zamak 3), Cast
Zinc Alloy 7; AG40B; Zn-4Al-0.015Mg	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Zinc Alloy 7; AG40B; Zn-4Al-0.015Mg

Other Alloys

Name	Example Rule Result
Duranickel(R) 301	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Duranickel(R) 301
Magnesium Alloy	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Magnesium Alloy
Monel(R) 400	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Monel(R) 400

Plastics

Name	Example Rule Result
ABS	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|ABS
ABS PC	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|ABS PC
Acrylic (Medium-high impact)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Acrylic (Medium-high impact)
Delrin 2700 NC010, Low Viscosity Acetal Copolymer (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Delrin 2700 NC010, Low Viscosity Acetal Copolymer (SS)
Nylon 101	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Nylon 101
Nylon 6/10	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Nylon 6/10
PA Type 6	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PA Type 6
PBT General Purpose	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PBT General Purpose
PC High Viscosity	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PC High Viscosity
PE High Density	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PE High Density
PE Low/Medium Density	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PE Low/Medium Density
Perspex (TM) GS Acrylic Cast Sheet	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Perspex (TM) GS Acrylic Cast Sheet
POM Acetal Copolymer	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|POM Acetal Copolymer
PP Copolymer	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PP Copolymer
PS Medium/High Flow	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PS Medium/High Flow
PTFE (general)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PTFE (general)
PVC 0.007 Plasticized	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PVC 0.007 Plasticized
PVC Rigid	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|PVC Rigid
Very Low Density PE (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Very Low Density PE (SS)

Other Metals

Name	Example Rule Result
Beryllium	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beryllium
Cobalt	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Cobalt
Molybdenum	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Molybdenum
Nickel	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Nickel
Pure Gold	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Pure Gold
Pure Lead	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Pure Lead
Pure Silver	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Pure Silver
Titanium	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Titanium
Tungsten	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Tungsten
Vanadium	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Vanadium
Zirconium	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Zirconium

Other Non-metals

Name	Example Rule Result
Air	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Air
Ceramic Porcelain	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ceramic Porcelain
Glass	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Glass
Rubber	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Rubber
Water	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Water

Generic Glass Fibers

Name	Example Rule Result
A-Glass Fiber	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|A-Glass Fiber
C-Glass Fiber	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|C-Glass Fiber
E-Glass Fiber	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|E-Glass Fiber
S-Glass Fiber	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|S-Glass Fiber

Carbon Fibers

Name	Example Rule Result
Hexcel AS4C (3000 Filaments)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Hexcel AS4C (3000 Filaments)
Thornel Mat VMA	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Thornel Mat VMA
Thornel VCB-20 Carbon Cloth	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Thornel VCB-20 Carbon Cloth
Zoltek Panex 33	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Zoltek Panex 33

Silicons

Name	Example Rule Result
Silicon	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Silicon
Silicon Dioxide	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Silicon Dioxide

Woods

Name	Example Rule Result
Balsa	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Balsa
Beech	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Beech
Cedar	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Cedar
Mahogany	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Mahogany
Maple	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Maple
Oak	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Oak
Pine	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Pine
Teak	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Teak

Knowledge Base Article Ref:	KB12121017

Name	Example Rule Result
Commercially Pure CP-Ti UNS R50400 (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Commercially Pure CP-Ti UNS R50400 (SS)
Commercially Pure CP-Ti UNS R50700 Grade 4 (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Commercially Pure CP-Ti UNS R50700 Grade 4 (SS)
Commercially Pure grade 2 longitudinal (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Commercially Pure grade 2 longitudinal (SS)
Commercially Pure Grade 2 Textured (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Commercially Pure Grade 2 Textured (SS)
Commercially Pure titanium (Ti-55) UNS R50550*	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Commercially Pure titanium (Ti-55) UNS R50550*
Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al Solution Treated Bar (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al Solution Treated Bar (SS)
Ti-3Al-8V-6Cr-4Mo-4Zr (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-3Al-8V-6Cr-4Mo-4Zr (SS)
Ti-5Al-2.5Sn Annealed (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-5Al-2.5Sn Annealed (SS)
Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Zr-2Mo-2Cr-0.25Si (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-6Al-2Sn-2Zr-2Mo-2Cr-0.25Si (SS)
Ti-6Al-4VSolution treated and aged (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-6Al-4VSolution treated and aged (SS)
Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V annealed sheet (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V annealed sheet (SS)
Ti-8Mn annealed sheet (SS)	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Ti-8Mn annealed sheet (SS)
TIMETAL 35A CP Titanium (ASTM Grade 1) 99.1 Ti	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|TIMETAL 35A CP Titanium (ASTM Grade 1) 99.1 Ti
Titanium Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al Solution Treated	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Titanium Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al Solution Treated
Titanium Ti-5Al-2.5Sn	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Titanium Ti-5Al-2.5Sn
Titanium Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Titanium Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V
Titanium Ti-8Mn, Annealed	SOLIDWORKS Materials\|Titanium Ti-8Mn, Annealed

DriveWorks Pro 22 How To: Drive the Material of a Part (KB12121017)