Reassigning Materials and Materials IDs
One option to change materials in the structure is the Select Constituent Materials dialog, as described in chapter Setting materials for the current structure. Depending on the use case, there are other options available through the ProcessGeo module.
It is possible to Reassign Material IDs, to Reassign Materials and to Reassign the Material of a Material ID (this corresponds to the option in the Select Constituent Materials dialog). These options are shortly described here but more information is available in the ProcessGeo User Guide.
To access the options for reassigning quickly through a shortcut, right-click on Structure in the Project Status section on the left side of the GeoDict GUI.
Alternatively, these options are also available from the menu bar by selecting Model → ProcessGeo → Reassign Materials & IDs.
Reassign Material ID
With Reassign Material ID, the material ID of the corresponding voxels in the structure is changed. In the example shown below, the material ID 02 is reassigned to the material ID 01. No voxels with material ID 02 remain in the structure, and it is not possible to distinguish which fibers belonged to which ID (01 or 02) after the reassignment.
With the additional option Transfer Corresponding Material also the material of the new material ID is changed to the material of the old material ID.
Using Swap Material IDs allows to swap the old and new material ID.
If additionally the option Transfer Corresponding Material is chosen, also the corresponding materials are swapped.
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Reassign Material
With Reassign Material, a material in the structure is replaced by another material. This means that the material is changed for all material IDs which are set to this material. In the example below, Glass is changed to Carbon Fiber.
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Reassign Material of Material ID
The alternative Reassign Material of Material ID corresponds to the option available in the Select Constituent Materials dialog. As shown in this example, the material is changed for one selected material ID (here: Carbon Fiber to Glass for Material ID 01).
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