Material Overhaul

[grandcross]

For those unaware, there will be an effort to rework the material system after 0.21 is released. This effort is at the requirements gathering stage so now is the time to put in your $0.02.

You can join the thread here: viewtopic.php?p=684108

This will affect CFD development. We are proceeding with a philosophy of consistency across the platform. This means rather than maintain compatibility in all cases, we'll break it and fix it. There will be new capabilities and APIs that might influence current and future work. Cases where the core product breaks will be fixed, but external workbenches such as CfdOF will require some effort on the part of their maintainers.

Also, I'd like to understand how CfDOF uses materials. If you have knowledge you'd like to share contact me and I'll arrange a Zoom session.

[adrianinsaval]

I think materials are used for physical properties, like density and viscosity

[grandcross]

I think materials are used for physical properties, like density and viscosity

That part I'm aware of

My question is more along the lines of are there limitations in having just the name/value pairs? Are there better ways of specifying the material properties, such as for ortho- or anisotropic materials that are important for FEM? What changes can be made to materials to allow more advanced CfD development?