CES EduPack 2009 Release Notes - Granta Design

CES EduPack 2009 Release Notes
These Release Notes apply to the following product:
• CES EduPack 2009
The Release Notes detail the enhancements in CES EduPack 2009 compared with the previous
release, CES EduPack 2008.
CES EduPack is a trademark of Granta Design Limited.
What is new in CES EduPack 2009?
CES EduPack Software
1. Custom subsets – a new feature that enables users to specify subsets of materials /
processes for a selection project. Accessed from a new Custom: Define your own subset…
option within the Selection Data part of the selection project ‘Wizard’. Used when setting up
the project, or to interactively modify a project. Custom subset settings are saved as part of
the project file.
Benefits:
• Customize and share selection datasets that suit the requirements of your teaching or
selection projects. Helps, for example, with setup of student exercises
• Simplify the generation of custom property charts that highlight just the materials of
interest to your course
2. Customized record colors – the default colors for records can now be changed by rightclicking
on the record (or folder) in the browse tree, graph stage, and results list, and
selecting ‘Change Color’. Custom colors are saved as part of the project file.
Benefits:
• Rapidly identify materials families and classes
• Enhance reports and presentations by highlighting candidate and reference materials

3. New Guidance Charts added to limit stages. Highly visual bar charts that show applicable
property values for the main material families - launched from a bar chart icon next to the
property min/max entry boxes. Where appropriate, descriptive text is included on the property
axis to help students understand the meaning of high and low values (e.g. “stiff” and “flexible”
for Young’s Modulus). Available for all numeric data in the MaterialUniverse.
Benefits:
• Get guidance on appropriate property values to enter when specifying limit stages
• Reduce the likelihood of specifying unsuitable selection constraints, which can result in
the exclusion of all, or no, records
4. Coverage of durability at Level 2 greatly enhanced - now includes 55 environments. For
each environment, a durability Science Note provides additional information on: where the
environment is found, relevant industrial sectors, what the durability problem is, preferred
materials/coatings and indentifies the underlying corrosion mechanisms. Available through
the Level 2 with durability properties subset.
Benefits:
• Access comprehensive information on a material’s resistance to chemical, thermal and
atmospheric environments
• Apply the information in new durability Science Notes to understand the link between
material, application and environment and to identify preferred materials and coatings
• Get more support for teaching durability and corrosion – issues of particular importance
in design, manufacturing, civil, chemical, marine, mechanical engineering and materials
science.
5. The capabilities of the Eco Audit Tool have been enhanced as follows:
− End of life analysis added. Calculates the environmental burden associated with: landfill,
combust for energy recovery, downcycle, recycle, re-engineer and reuse
− Country electricity mix added to use phase. Allows mix to be specified by: region, country
or fossil fuel percentage
− New records added for electrical components and precious metals
− Updated summary report. Displays both energy usage and carbon footprint
− New eco audit help, launched from the section headers in the product definition dialog,
and CES Help, provides full details of the calculations and data used
− Use extended to the Architecture and the built environment edition
Benefits:
• Consider end of life, enabling audit of full environmental impact throughout the life cycle
• Account for the wide variation in environmental burden associated with different
countries’ electricity supplies
• Simplify analysis of products containing electronic sub-assemblies
• Rapidly investigate what if scenarios. For example, impact of different end of life options
and electricity mixes
• Learn and teach eco design concepts, with full transparency of underlying calculations
and data

6. New default datasheet layout – For Level 3 databases, the default layout for datasheets is
now ‘All attributes’. This displays all available data for a particular material, irrespective of the
chosen subset. [Note: This layout only applies to the datasheet. As before, attributes
available in graph and limit stages are determined by the subset layout (e.g. All bulk
materials, Polymers, etc].
Benefits:
• Ensure that you don’t miss useful data
7. Other Software enhancements include:
General functionality
− New tabbing of EduPack windows – simplifies use and reduces mouse movement
− Refresh of main menu bar, selection and datasheet windows
− Start-up splash screen only displayed for duration required to launch the application –
reduces launch time when opening multiple applications
− Choose Configuration dialog updated
Datasheets
− Datasheet link buttons only displayed when links are present
Graphs
− Added ability to label family envelopes, as for material ‘bubbles’
− Results intersection switched on by default in graph stages
− Y-axis set as the default axis
− Clearer labeling of axes with advanced tree selections
Science & Design Notes
− New links to Science Notes in limit stages. As in record datasheets, clicking on the
property name opens the relevant Science Note
− All Level 3 properties are linked to a Design Note that provides a brief description of: the
property, how it is measured and notes on material selection. Where applicable, these
link through to the relevant Science Note.
− Two new reference texts added to Further Reading section of the Science Notes –
‘Materials Science for Engineers’ by Shackelford and ‘Materials for the Environment’ by
Professor Mike Ashby.
Benefits:
• Enhance usability
• Improve understanding and presentation of materials space, with new graph features
• Apply design note information in advanced projects using Level 3 data
• Integrate use of EduPack with a wider range of existing courses through references to
additional texts

CES EduPack Information Resources
8. Environmental Data
− Revised and updated environmental data
− New Heat of combustion (net) and Combustion CO2 attributes
− End of life attributes (recycle, downcycle, combust for energy recovery and landfill)
revised and updated
− New records, containing environmental data only, for rechargeable batteries, liquid
crystal displays, printed circuit board assemblies and handheld electronic devices – used
by eco audit tool
− Environmental properties added to Architecture and the Built Environment database
− Benefits:
• Apply this data with the new the Eco Audit Tool end of life analysis
• Simplify analysis of products containing electronic sub-assemblies
• Extend use of Eco Audit Tool to the Architecture and the Built Environment edition
9. MaterialUniverse data
− Revised naming of material families: ‘Ceramics and glasses’ split into ‘non-technical
ceramics’ and ‘glasses’, ‘Polymers and Elastomers’ split into separate ‘Polymers’ and
‘Elastomers’ families
− New four point scale introduced for durability attributes: Unacceptable, Limited use,
Acceptable, Excellent
− Rating scale for UV radiation (sunlight) updated to: Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent
− All material prices updated
− New durability attributes in Level 2 database (55 environments divided into 9 categories)
− Updated images for nylon and polymer foams in Level 1+2 databases
− New record for SBR in Level 1+2 and Bio Engineering database
− New metal naming convention used in Level 3 MaterialUniverse. Names are more
descriptive, including information such as processing method, heat treatments, and major
alloying elements. Leads to metals being grouped by alloy type in search and selection
results
− ‘Specialist’ materials from Architecture and Bio Engineering editions (e.g. terne coated
steel, laminated glass) have been added to all Level 3 databases. Provides greater
integration between introductory and advanced databases
Benefits:
• Use the latest data
10. Specialist databases
− MMPDS data updated to MMPDS-03
− CAMPUS ®
Plastics and IDES Plastic data modules updated
Benefits:
• Use the latest data

Teaching Resources
11. The Teaching Resources have been updated as follows:
− Updated Powerpoint lectures, including new lecture on bioengineering, available on the
teaching resources website.
− New ‘Materials for the Environment’ textbook by Professor Mike Ashby - book on ecoinformed
materials choice, with integrated exercises using the CES EduPack Eco Design
edition
− Updated Getting Started Guides (English, French, German and Spanish)
The teaching resources website can be accessed at www.grantadesign.com/education/ by
selecting “Get teaching resources” from the “EDUPACK COMMUNITY” part of the left hand
menu. You will need to input your user e-mail address and password (supplied to authorized
users with the CES EduPack license agreement) when requested. If you need a reminder of
your password, or your access to the site has lapsed, please contact
support@grantadesign.com.
Benefits:
• Get updated teaching resources compatible with the latest features in CES EduPack –
helps you to make the most of CES EduPack and saves time in creating great courses.
Feedback
The expert staff at Granta Design can provide advice on database design issues, and can provide
a consulting service to help with major database development projects. Granta Design would
welcome your feedback on any improvements you would like to see in the CES system, its data
or documentation.
Please, send your ideas by using the ‘Feature Request’ button on the main toolbar.
Alternatively, email: support@grantadesign.com
There is a general CES FAQ at the following location that may answer some of your questions.