Article - CS53401

Error "Parameter <PTC_XXXX_YYYY> is not defined. The material is invalid." appears in Creo Parametric

Modified: 23-Jul-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 1.0 to 12.4
  • Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Elements/Pro Wildfire to Wildfire 5.0
  • Creo+

Description

  • Warning reported when modifying material properties
    • Parameter PTC_HARDNESS_TYPE is not defined. The material is invalid.
    • Parameter PTC_HARDNESS is not defined. The material is invalid.
    • Parameter PTC_CONDITION is not defined. The material is invalid.
ptc_hardness_warning
 
  • Warning when attempting to save a material file to model or library
  • Are there mandatory Parameters that have to be defined in the Material file
  • Which Parameters are dependent on each other in Material definition
  • When saving a copy of existing material file with both Young’s Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio, unable to remove just one of the material properties
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