Getting Started
Getting Started tutorial videos
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Getting Started exercise sets
Browse, Search & Chart
This document contains an introduction to the main selection tools in Granta Selector, in addition to exercises covering use of the Browse and Search tools to find materials, and how to plot material properties from the database.
Save & Copy
This set of exercises covers saving, exporting and copying selection projects and materials data.
Functional Data
This set of exercises covers how to view and specify parameters for functional data.
Compare and Find Similar
This set of exercises covers how to compare the performance of different materials with a Comparison Table, or use the Find Similar tool to find records with similar properties to an existing material.
Select using Chart, Limit & Tree stages
This set of exercises covers how to use each of the three types of selection stage in Granta Selector, and how to use the Engineering Solver tool to calculate material properties for use in the Limit Stage.
Customize charts and data
This set of exercises covers how to customize charts, plot custom data, and define custom subsets for selection.
Advanced Selection
This set of exercises covers advanced selection techniques and how to apply them in a Chart Stage: plotting combined properties, using performance indices, and creating trade-off plots.
Eco Audit
This set of exercises guides you through a case study using Eco Audit, comparing the environmental impact of two plastics used to make water bottles.
Synthesizer
These exercises will guide you through estimating the properties of hybrid materials, battery modules and packs, or the overall cost of a product with the Synthesizer tool.