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Transient Panel

Transient Panel

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Use the Transient panel to create an animation sequence from transient results.  A stored animation sequence can be viewed by using the replay function.

This function requires you to use an analysis results file containing transient displacement data.

The parameter data type = is ignored if your graphics device cannot generate stress contour animation sequences.  The menu item step by = allows you to control which simulations (every simulation, every other simulation, every third simulation, and so on) are included in the animation sequence.  For example, if you want each simulation (from start with = to end with =) to be displayed in the animation sequence, set step by = to 1.  To include every second simulation, set step by = to 2.  Animation performance on the 2-D platforms improves as the window size decreases.

On the PC, X version, and 3-D platforms, if stress contour animation is not desired, set the data type to none (blank).  This bypasses contour calculations when generating the animation sequences.

On the PC and 3-D platforms, the animation sequence can be saved in a replay file for later playback.  To save the animation sequence, select create replay from the animation menu.

 

Subpanels and Inputs

There are no subpanels on the Transient panel. All inputs and command buttons are located on the main panel.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

start with

Displays a list of the available simulations. Select the name of the simulation to be used as the starting point for calculating the deformed shape of the structure

end with

Specify the last simulation to be used in the animation sequence.  If left blank, all the simulations after the starting one are used to generate the sequence.

data type

Select the name of the data type that should be used to calculate the deformed shape of the structure.

title

Title for the plot (optional).

step by

Enter a value indicating the frequency with which simulations should be included in the animation sequence.

scale factor

Result displacement multiplier

reference

Allows you to select the three nodes that define the coordinate system to be used as a reference point.

 

Command Buttons

The following action buttons appear:

Button

Action

transient

Creates the animation sequence.

prev / next

The prev or next on the same line as the simulation changes only the simulation.  The prev or next on the same line as the data type changes only the data type.

If the simulation or data type is at the first position as found in the results file, selecting prev results in the simulation or data type being assigned to the last position in the file.

If the simulation or data type is at the last position as found in the results file, selecting next results in the simulation or data type being assigned to the first position in the file.

return

Completes the translation and exits the panel.

 

 

See Also:

An Alphabetical List of HyperMesh Panels