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©2026 ANSYS, Inc. 3 Ansys Materials 2026 R1 UX Enhancements in Granta MI • New radar plots for richer visualization • Short Text and Discrete Text attributes as scatter plot axes. • Improved tools for comparing records • Explore the Record Tree app for deeper insights. • Enhanced scalability for MI Data Flow, making it easier to manage large numbers of workflows. • New customization options for MI Materials Gateway, including default exporters, custom URL links, and Browse Tree filters. Materials Data in the Simulation Digital Thread • Cloud-connected materials data providing Sherlock, Optics Studio, and Discovery with a centralized source of high-quality material data and information, accessible through a single, unified, cloud-hosted interface. • Extensive updates to reference data for metals, polymers, composites, electromagnetics materials and more – simulation- ready materials property data for all applications QuantumATK – Granta MI – Rocky for Battery Calendaring Process • Connected workflow to simulate & support scale up of Battery Manufacturing Calendaring Process • Key elements: • Quantum ATK: Support simulation at atomistic scale to generate simulation parameters for Ansys Rocky Bond Model & export to Granta MI • Granta MI: Curate materials records with Simulated Properties from Quantum-ATK and in-house data with scripted export to Ansys Rocky – a central part of the workflow • Rocky: Simulate the densification and compaction behaviour of the electrode layer during calendaring using advanced material models Ansys Materials – What's New