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# Can I export the material from the Homogenize Unit Cell?

## Question:

Can I export the material from the Homogenize Unit Cell block?

## Applies to:

* Analysis
* Lattices

## Answer:

Yes, you can export material but you can't import material.

Export the anisotropic material from the **Homogenize Unit Cell** block by using the **Export Material** block and setting the material to be the **Homogenize Unit Cell** block (or by using the material chip from the same block). The **Export Material** block allows you to choose a variety of file types, including .CSV.

![mceclip0.png](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/structures/4409474220179.png)

You can also export the material by using Right-click > Export on the **Homogenize Unit Cell** block.

The material stiffness matrix is exported in the following format if you save it as a .txt or .csv file:

```
| sxx | | D1 | | exx |
| syy | | D2 D3 | | eyy |
| szz | = | D4 D5 D6 | | ezz |
| sxy | | D7 D8 D9 D10 | | gxy |
| syz | | D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 | | gyz |
| szx | | D16 D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 | | gzx |
```

## Keywords:

*export question csv material homogenize cell unit orthotropic anisotropic matrix stiffness*