CES Information Guide - Materials Science Engineering

C E S S O F T W A R E G U I D E

Introduction to Using CES
Start a Project

Define Project Requirements

Select Material for Project

Additional Exercises

Sample Projects

Select Material for Project

Start Example Project | Setting Limits | Creating Charts | Linking Data Sets

Linking Data Sets

We can also Use the Tree Stage to limit the properties of our design by adding additional requirements to the selection by linking other data tables to the current data table. When we link other data tables by Family, Class and Member, we impose the parameters of the included in the link date table on our original/current data table.

For the project example; “A children’s tea party table”:

You can further define your limits by linking a specific process to our material selection. Consider that one of your requirements could be that In-mould decoration (IMD) must be a possible process for the table (so the manufacture could process the tables decorations during the material forming process).

Choose a new tree stage from the Selection Criteria sub-window. In the tree stage window and on the trees tab choose the Process Universe. Continue by selecting the Family folder >Surface treatment. Followed by the Painting and Printing Class folder and, finally the In-mould decoration class member file.

After selecting the class member file, select the >Insert button and then the >OK button to finish.

As you can see in the above screen spot your result from the tree stage is 14 out of 67 and the total materials passed out of all the stages is 9 (from which all are types of plastics). So you could conclude the one of these nine plastics should be you material. You could also define more limits, until you limit the material choice to just one. After you have finished this exercise using the CES selector. Go and explore on your own all the other resources that CES supplies for your use.