#### Part Material Coefficients

The Part material coefficients list contains a list of standard material types. Selecting one of these materials will automatically put its associated coefficient in the Part Material coefficient box. See "Material and Qual Tool Coefficient boxes" discussed above.

Editing Materials and Coefficients

These materials and coefficients are stored in the MaterialCoefficients.xml file located in your system's hidden data path.

You can easily modify this xml file by using the Material Coefficients Editor. After changes are made, you must restart the Temperature Compensation Setup dialog box to see any changes made to the xml file.

Note: All Coefficient values must include a decimal point. The Material Coefficients Editor will display message about a wrong input if you don't include a decimal.

To use the Material Coefficients Editor, run MaterialCoefficientsEditor.exe utility located in the directory where you've installed PC-DMIS.

This editor lists the materials and their corresponding coefficients and provides buttons for your to edit the materials and values.

PC-DMIS Version - This list defines the PC-DMIS version affected from the changes you make; it is populated if you have multiple versions of PC-DMIS installed. Selecting a version from this list pulls in that version's materials and coefficients.

Edit - This button edits a selected material by displaying a simple dialog box where you can edit the Material name or associated Coefficient value.

Add - This adds a new material and coefficient to the list by displaying a simple input box similar to that discussed for the Edit button.

Delete - This button removes the selected row from the list of materials.

Close - This button closes the editor and displays a message asking if you want to save your changes. Clicking Yes makes the change to the underlying xml file. Clicking No, or closing the editor by using the red X at the top right of the editor, closes it without saving any changes.