Assign a plastic material (ABS) to the outer casing and fan bracket of an electronics enclosure model.
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To prepare for running an electronics enclosure simulation in Autodesk CFD, you must specify the physical characteristics of the model.
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This includes assigning materials to model parts.
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In this example, the plastic material ABS is assigned to the outer casing of an enclosure
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and a fan bracket of an electronics enclosure model.
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To start, left-click the outer casing part of the enclosure.
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Then, to hide both the casing and the air in the model, press CTRL while middle-clicking on both parts.
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Left-click the fan bracket to select it.
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Then, on the ribbon, in the Setup tab, Materials panel, click Edit.
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The Materials quick edit dialog opens, where you can select the material type.
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For this example, under Property settings, click the Type value to expand the drop-down, and select Solid.
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Next, expand the Name drop-down and select ABS (Molded).
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Click Apply.
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To verify that the PCB material is properly assigned, in the Design Study Bar, confirm the material assignment for the ABS (Molded) parts.
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Then, in the graphics window, be sure that the color of the two PCB parts now matches the ABS (Molded) color in the legend.
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To check the coloring of the casing, hold CTRL and middle-click off the model.
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With this material assigned, you are ready to move on to the next step of preparing your model for a CFD simulation.
00:03
To prepare for running an electronics enclosure simulation in Autodesk CFD, you must specify the physical characteristics of the model.
00:12
This includes assigning materials to model parts.
00:16
In this example, the plastic material ABS is assigned to the outer casing of an enclosure
00:21
and a fan bracket of an electronics enclosure model.
00:25
To start, left-click the outer casing part of the enclosure.
00:29
Then, to hide both the casing and the air in the model, press CTRL while middle-clicking on both parts.
00:35
Left-click the fan bracket to select it.
00:38
Then, on the ribbon, in the Setup tab, Materials panel, click Edit.
00:44
The Materials quick edit dialog opens, where you can select the material type.
00:50
For this example, under Property settings, click the Type value to expand the drop-down, and select Solid.
00:57
Next, expand the Name drop-down and select ABS (Molded).
01:02
Click Apply.
01:04
To verify that the PCB material is properly assigned, in the Design Study Bar, confirm the material assignment for the ABS (Molded) parts.
01:13
Then, in the graphics window, be sure that the color of the two PCB parts now matches the ABS (Molded) color in the legend.
01:22
To check the coloring of the casing, hold CTRL and middle-click off the model.
01:27
With this material assigned, you are ready to move on to the next step of preparing your model for a CFD simulation.
