Places a Material within the structure of a Manufacturing Assembly or Manufacturing Component as a material input. It records the material required for that use.
When to use it
Use Material Usage when you need to record this connection between the source and target records. Material Usage identifies a material input in the manufacturing structure.
Records and direction
- Relationship type: Structure. Places the target within the source record’s hierarchy.
- From: Manufacturing Assembly, Manufacturing Component.
- To: Material.
How to use it
- Create the relation with drag and drop in a Structure widget: drag the intended Material onto the Manufacturing Component it relates to. Choose Material Usage, review the direction and any offered values, then confirm.
- Alternatively, use Connect from the source record and select the target with the Material Usage relationship.
- Review the resulting connection and the selected record versions where applicable. Check the displayed relationship filters if the connection is not visible.
Example
Machined Housing MC-100 (Manufacturing Component) is connected to Aluminum Alloy Grade A (Material) through Material Usage. The target appears within the source’s structure. Connection details can describe required quantity, unit of measure, and loss or yield factors.
Choosing the relationship
Material Usage identifies a material input in the manufacturing structure. Made From identifies its transformation-source association.
