MaterialData
Last update: 16.07.2026class compolyx.MaterialData(graph, parent=None)
MaterialData manages all composite material data
Attributes
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MaterialData.enabled |
Whether MaterialData is currently enabled or not. |
MaterialData.fabrics |
Dictionary with all fabrics defined. |
MaterialData.is_dict_item |
Indicates whether the object is an item in a dictionary. |
MaterialData.is_list_item |
Indicates whether the object is an item of a list. |
MaterialData.link_path |
Root path of the current node in the tree for links to this object. |
MaterialData.material_apdl_path |
Optional path to file with APDL material definitions to be used in the CDB export. |
MaterialData.materials |
Dictionary with all materials defined. |
MaterialData.matml_path |
Path to MatML file as provided by Workbench EngineeringData. |
MaterialData.name |
Currently a name is needed for every object in the db tree. |
MaterialData.parent |
Parent object in the tree. |
MaterialData.root_path |
Root path of the current node in the tree. |
MaterialData.stackups |
Dictionary with all stack ups defined. |
MaterialData.sub_laminates |
Dictionary with all sub laminates defined. |
MaterialData.unit_system |
Unit system of material data, propagated from model. |
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MaterialData.copy(source[, on_duplicate_name]) |
Copy a list of material data source. |
MaterialData.copy_fabric(source[, ...]) |
Copy a fabric. |
MaterialData.copy_material(source[, ...]) |
Copy a material. |
MaterialData.copy_stackup(source[, ...]) |
Copy a stackup. |
MaterialData.copy_sub_laminate(source[, ...]) |
Copy a sublaminate. |
MaterialData.create_fabric(name[, id, ...]) |
Create a new fabric. |
MaterialData.create_material(name[, id, ...]) |
Create a constant material. |
MaterialData.create_stackup(name[, id, ...]) |
Create a new stackup. |
MaterialData.create_sub_laminate(name[, id, ...]) |
Create a new sublaminate. |
MaterialData.export_matml(path[, unit_system]) |
Export materials to ANSYS Engineering Data MatML format. |
MaterialData.find_materials(**properties) |
Find materials with the given properties or property ranges. |
MaterialData.find_parent(type) |
Steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type. |
MaterialData.import_matml(path[, ...]) |
Import material data from MatML file as provided by Workbench Engineering Data. |
MaterialData.serialize() |
Serialize to Python string. |
MaterialData.visit(visitor) |
Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node. |
