[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":80},["ShallowReactive",2],{"copy:newsletters:en":3,"newsletters:en:2024-01-17-user-defined-materials-navigation-cube-construction-para":54},{"seoTitle":4,"description":5,"ui":6,"label":9,"title":9,"lead":10,"listLabel":11,"filter":12,"types":22,"langTag":28,"meta":31,"notes":34,"nav":47,"cta":51},"Newsletters since 2015 · Struct4U","The Struct4U newsletters since 2015: new versions of XFEM4U, XFrame2D, XBeam2D and XConstruct, news, training and events, in English and Dutch.",{"home":7,"breadcrumb":8},"Home","Breadcrumb","Newsletters","The newsletters Struct4U sent to its users since 2015: new versions, new modules, news, training and events. 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How? Very simple. Copy one of the standard materials. Give it its own name and adjust its properties. It is not possible to modify the default Eurocode materials but you can define and add your own material. Then you can use this material in other programs as well. The materials are saved in an XML file so you can put that on the network and share the materials database with your colleagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>How does it work?\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsoftware.struct4u.com\u002Fdownloads\u002FMaterialEN.mp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the demo here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2024-01-17-user-defined-materials-navigation-cube-construction-para\u002F01-1030.webp?v=5af47d57be98\" srcset=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2024-01-17-user-defined-materials-navigation-cube-construction-para\u002F01-800.webp?v=a235b1eb5b18 800w, \u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2024-01-17-user-defined-materials-navigation-cube-construction-para\u002F01-1030.webp?v=5af47d57be98 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), (max-width: 924px) calc(100vw - 64px), 860px\" width=\"1030\" height=\"691\" alt=\"XFEM4U: Materials dialog with the user defined steel My_material, opened from the profile properties of an IPE300\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"nlm-rh\">\u003Cspan class=\"nlm-no\">2.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"nlm-badge nlm-badge-new\">New\u003C\u002Fspan> Navigation Cube\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In AutoCad Revit, the \u003Cem>View Cube\u003C\u002Fem> at the top right of the screen lets you quickly switch views by clicking on it. \u003Cem>XFEM4U\u003C\u002Fem> now also features a similar \u003Cem>Navigation Cube\u003C\u002Fem>. You can use the right mouse button to show or hide the \u003Cem>Navigation Cube\u003C\u002Fem>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>How does it work?\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsoftware.struct4u.com\u002Fdownloads\u002FNavigationCubeEN.mp4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the demo here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"nlm-rh\">\u003Cspan class=\"nlm-no\">3.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"nlm-badge nlm-badge-new\">New\u003C\u002Fspan> Construction parametrically using Microsoft Excel\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>It is possible to create a construction parametrically using Microsoft Excel. You can define your own parameters in Excel. From Excel an XML is generated that is also directly loaded into \u003Cstrong>XFEM4U\u003C\u002Fstrong>. So you see the result immediately and you can start calculating that construction right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"nlm-rh\">\u003Cspan class=\"nlm-no\">4.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"nlm-badge nlm-badge-improved\">Improvement\u003C\u002Fspan> Error report\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Of course, a software error should never occur. Let there be no misunderstanding about that. If an unexpected software error does occur, an error report is now automatically generated. And you can send this report very easily (with one click on the send button) including your input and preferably your explanation to us so that our Struct4U support team can investigate it. That way you help us make the software even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stay up to date with the latest developments you can follow us on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fcompany\u002Fstruct4u\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"src":68,"width":69,"height":70},"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2024-01-17-user-defined-materials-navigation-cube-construction-para\u002F01-1030.webp?v=5af47d57be98",1030,691,{"slug":72,"title":73,"date":74,"lang":62},"2023-12-29-last-year-preview-coming-year","Last year \u002F Preview coming year","2023-12-29",{"slug":76,"title":77,"date":78,"lang":62},"2024-03-01-xframe2d-xbeam2d","XFrame2D \u002F XBeam2D","2024-03-01",1,1792702106484]