GRANTA and PTC team up to provide materials data in CREO 4.0

Granta Design announced that sample materials property data from Granta, the materials information technology leader, will be available to users of the new Creo^® 4.0 3D CAD software from PTC. This addition provides fast, easy access to property data covering 117 sample materials, including commonly-used metals, plastics, composites, and ceramics. Creo users can browse the data and apply it to parts in their Creo model. The data includes density, thus supporting weight roll-up calculations, and a set of mechanical and thermal properties, which can enable accurate analysis and smarter design decisions. The data is a sample from Granta’s comprehensive materials data library.

MI:Materials Gateway for Creo – an upgrade option that enables Creo users to access their corporate materials database within Creo.

At the heart of Granta’s materials data library is MaterialUniverse, compiled and maintained by Granta and covering over 3,800 types of engineering material. Each record provides a complete, consistent set of 80+ mechanical, thermal, electrical, physical, environmental, and economic properties. MaterialUniverse data is ideal for exploring the material landscape, for example, during initial material selection or in early-stage design. Other data sets in the library include authoritative handbook and design data, supplier data, standards, test data, and simulation input data. Compiled by Granta or its partner organizations, these describe tens of thousands of metals, plastics, composites, and more, enabling users to ‘drill down’ into detailed grade-specific data.

The data now available within Creo is from a representative sample of MaterialUniverse records. Creo users wishing to access more of the library have two options. They can purchase the CES Selector™ PC software, from which property data can be exported in Creo format. Or, if their company uses the industry-standard GRANTA MI™ system to manage its proprietary materials information, they can install and use GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway™ for Creo. This app runs within Creo and provides direct access not only to the Granta data library, but also to any corporate materials data to which the user has access rights.