PDXpert PLM Software
On-line Help Guide
This help topic describes the current PDXpert PLM release. Earlier releases may be different. To view your release's version of this topic, open PDXpert and press the F1 key or select the Help menu.
Materials (part)
These controls are visible only when the Show Materials tab checkbox is marked on the Part Types collection member.
- Part mass (weight)
- This value is used in calculations to determine the proportion of a particular substance entered into the materials list, and the total mass of an assembly that includes the current part.
You can identify the part's substances that should be tracked for regulatory compliance and reporting. Each line item consists of (a) the material, (b) the quantity and its unit of measure, (c) a calculated proportion (based on thePart mass value, supplied above), and (d) an optional location of the substance within the part. Click on a column header to sort the list.
Materials values can be changed by the part trustee (and analysts) until the part is released. After release:
- A change to the released materials data is treated as non-interchangeable. This requires a new part number, not a revision to the released part.
- The materials list is updated by using the Tools menu: Administrator override commandor the Batch Importer tool.
- Material name
A chemical substance is added by dragging this material from the Collection Explorer's Materialscollection, and dropping in onto an empty area in the list.
- Quantity
The total amount of the chemical substance at the Location specified.
- Units
Although any unit of measure may be used, in most industries gram (g) is the preferred measurement unit for regulatory reporting.
- %
The material as a percentage of the part, calculated by the system as 100% × Quantity / Part mass.
- PPM
The parts-per-million of the material, calculated by the system as 106 × Quantity / Part mass.
- Location
Location of the substance within the part (for instance, connector plating). You can use the same material, with different quantity at different locations.
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