Erase Material Command

Erase material(s) from one or more members.
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1 . Invoke Erase Material using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the Erase Material icon, which is pictured above.

Alternative : Preselect one (1) or more materials to enable the Materials contextual page and click the Delete icon (  ) found in the Modify section, or press the Delete key. This excludes the option to change like members and deletes the selected material(s).

2 . Select the material(s).

Method 1 : Right-click and select "OK" from the shortcut menu.

Method 2 : Press the Enter key.

Alternative : You can press the Esc key or right-click and choose "Cancel" on the shortcut menu to end the command.

3 . The Material Erase - Options dialog opens if members that are like the member from which you selected the material(s) exist in your current Job. The dialog's "All members with the same mark" option applies to members with the same member piecemark. The "All like members (any mark)" option applies to those same members and may additionally apply to members that are exactly the same but have different marks -- for example, because you have applied a "User piecemark".

Alternative 1 : Check the box for one or the other of these options ( ) to erase the selected material(s) from all like members (the total number of members is listed in parenthesis). Press the "OK" button.

Alternative 2 : Leave both options unchecked ( ) to erase the selected material(s) and let the unselected material(s) remain on the like members. Press the "OK" button.

4 . The SDS2 Warning window opens. At the very least, it informs you that material will be erased.

Alternative 1 : Press the "OK" button at the bottom of the window to erase the materials.

Alternative 2 : Press the "Cancel" button to end the Erase Material command without erasing any materials.

  • If you do not preselect materials prior to invoking Erase Material, then there is no need to use a selection filter. Only materials can be selected when you first invoke Erase Material then select the material(s).
  • When preselected, material can be erased by pressing the Delete key. The Erase Material command may be preferable in order to apply the Material Erase - Options to like members.
  • Do not use Erase Material in place of Erase Member. Even if you use Erase Material to erase member main material, the member continues to exist, and its main material will be regenerated during Create Solids. To remove a member from the 3D model, you need to use Erase Member.
  • You cannot erase material that is part of a member that has its "Model completed" date set.
  • Erasing system connection material makes the connection graphical.
  • Instead of erasing system connection materials, you may be able to get rid of these materials by using connection design locks . For example, you can erase a beam web doubler by entering a plate depth, plate width and plate thickness of zero (0).
  • Although Delete may be used instead of Erase Material, you may prefer to use Erase Material in order to have the option to erase the same material on members with the same mark or different marks.