Question on the CreateMaterialTemplate in Thermo 1.1

[bcbooo]

In the "Simulation Context COSE Interface", the interface of ICapeMaterialTemplateSystem has one method named "CreateMaterialTemplate".

This method's structure is:

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HRESULT CreateMaterialTemplate ( [in] BSTR materialTemplateName,[out,retval] IDispatch * * MaterialTemplate );

The parameter "MaterialTemplate" is related with "ICapeThermoMaterialTemplate".

As we all know, the "ICapeThermoMaterialTemplate" belongs to Thermo 1.0. So, when I use the CreateMaterialTemplate of ICapeMaterialTemplateSystem with Thermo 1.1, what shoud I do?

Is it rational to return "ICapeThermoPropertyPackageManager" from CreateMaterialTemplate when cooperated with Thermo 1.1?

[jasper]

Not mentioning the material template system is an omission in the 1.1 specification, I think. I will report it to the thermo SIG as an item to discuss.

I think it is ok for the material template system to return a material template that creates 1.1 material objects.

However, this works only in case you support only either 1.0 or 1.1, or your support for 1.0 and 1.1 are on the same object, as there is no means to tell the material template system which thermodynamic version it should adhere to.