Create a custom material based on an existing material - PV Elite - Help - Hexagon

1. Click Tools > Edit/Add Materials and select the ASME, PD 5500, or EN-13445 material database.

2. Click Edit .

   The contents of the software database appear in the grid of the Material Database view in the right pane.

3. Select a material for the Material Database grid.

4. Click Select and click Yes on the confirmation dialog box.

   The copied material appears in a new row in the grid of the Material Database view.

5. In the Material Properties view in the left pane, type new values as needed.

   

   • You must change Material Name so that the name is unique in the user database and in the material database after merging.

   • As you type values, check the Stress vs. Temperature graph in the right pane. Stress must not increase as temperature decreases.

6. Click Save to save the new material to a user database file.

7. Click Merge to add the user database to the material database of the software.

After merging, the custom material now appears at the bottom of the material database list for any command using the material database in PV Elite or CodeCalc.