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Problem with materials list in cross-section editor

Jacek Renkas
Jacek Renkas over 5 years ago

Hello,

I recently switched to OrCAD 17.4 from 17.2 and I have a problem.

In 17.2 I added a custom material in materials.dat file and it appeared in cross-section editor without any problems.

In 17.4-2019 adding the material in this file has no effect. It doesn't appear in the list after reset.

Also the list of materials contains many materials which are not present in the materials.dat file. However I've found them in a file called material.cmx.

Is this a bug or is there a different way to add custom materials to the list now?

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  • Jacek Renkas
    Jacek Renkas over 5 years ago

    I've found the proper way. Case closed.

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