Material Database Editor - PV Elite - Help - Hexagon

The Material Database Editor utility allows you to add custom materials to a delivered ASME, PD 5500, or EN 13445 material database for use with PV Elite or CodeCalc.

When you use this utility, material database files with the .bin extension are created in the [Installation Folder]\System folder. These files contain only the custom materials you have added. The custom materials can then be merged into the main material databases.

• The delivered databases contain allowed material for the current codes. You typically only add custom material if you are required to use an outdated material, or need to add material from a different code.

• Have the appropriate code available when adding new material. You will enter code-based material properties such as Chart Data, Material Band, and S Factor. The properties needed vary with the database that you are editing.

Material Properties

What do you want to do?

• Create a new custom material

• Create a custom material based on an existing material