Show missing material types in the material catalog

Not version-specific

Tekla Structures

Environment

Not environment-specific

The material types in the material catalog are predefined:

MATERIAL_TYPE = 1 Steel MATERIAL_TYPE = 2 Concrete MATERIAL_TYPE = 3 Reinforcing bar (no longer available from version 2021 onwards)
MATERIAL_TYPE = 4 Reinforcement mesh (no longer available from version 2021 onwards)
MATERIAL_TYPE = 5 Timber MATERIAL_TYPE = 6 Miscellaneous

If some predefined material types are not shown in the material catalog, you can make them visible:

Export the material catalog to a .lis file.
Open the .lis file in a text editor.

Add a new section, for example, like this:

MATERIAL_NAME = "Concrete_Undefined"; MATERIAL_TYPE = 2;
{
    ALIAS_NAME1                    ""
    ALIAS_NAME2                    ""
    ALIAS_NAME3                    ""
    PROFILE_DENSITY                2.400000E+03
    PLATE_DENSITY                  2.400000E+03
    MODULUS_OF_ELASTICITY          2.500000E+10
    POISSONS_RATIO                 2.000000E-01
    THERMAL_DILATATION             1.000000E-05
    ACTIVE_DESIGN_CODE             0
};

Save the .lis file and import it into Tekla Structures.

See also
Customize the Material Catalog