MotionView User's Guide

Analysis Panel

Analysis Panel

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The Analysis panel allows you to add new analyses to your model, modify attachments, set initial conditions for analyses, and set analyses options.

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Analysis panel

Analyses can be selected from the project browser.  The Project Browser context menu is used to turn the currently-selected analysis on or off.

To activate an analysis:  right-click on the analysis in the Project Browser and select Activate (all other analyses which are active will be deactivated).

To deactivate an analysis:  right-click on the active analysis in the Project Browser and select Deactivate.  When an analysis is turned off, it is dimmed in the browser, and is turned off in the graphical display.

Note        Entities within any Analyses that are turned off are not written to the solver.

The Analysis panel contains the following tabs:

Attachments

Options

Initial Conditions

System Translation

Import/Export

hmtoggle_plus1To add an inline analysis to the current model:
1.Right-click the Analysis button on the Container Entity toolbar (or select Add Analysis from the Project Browser context menu on the Model).

The Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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Add Analysis dialog

2.Activate the Inlined in model file radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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3.Assign a variable name to the analysis.

The variable name is required and cannot be changed after it is defined.

4.Assign a label to the analysis.

The system label can be changed at any time.

5.Assign a definition name to the analysis.
6.Click OK.

The inline analysis is added to the model.

hmtoggle_plus1To add an analysis to the current model using an existing data file:
1.Right-click the Analysis button on the Container Entity toolbar (or select Add Analysis from the Project Browser context menu on the Model).

The Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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Add Analysis dialog

2.Activate the Uses data and definition files radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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3.Activate the Existing data file radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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4.Click the Existing Data File file browser button.

The Select Data File dialog is displayed.

5.Browse and select the data file that you want to use, and then click Open.

The definition file, name, and type referenced by the data file will automatically be displayed in their respective fields.

6.Assign a variable name to the analysis.

The variable name is required and cannot be changed after it is defined.

7.Assign a label to the analysis.

The analysis label can be changed at any time.

8.Click OK.

The analysis is added to the model.

hmtoggle_plus1To add a new analysis data file which references an existing definition file:
1.Right-click the Analysis button on the Container Entity toolbar (or select Add Analysis from the Project Browser context menu on the Model).

The Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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2.Activate the Uses data and definition files radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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3.Activate the New data file radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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4.Activate the Existing definition file radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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5.Click the New Data File file browser button mv-tut_folder_icon.
6.Select a path and file name and click Save.
7.Click the Existing Definition File file browser button mv-tut_folder_icon.

The Select Definition File dialog is displayed.

8.Browse and select the definition file that you want to use, and then click Open.

The definition name, and type referenced by the data file will automatically be displayed in their respective fields.

9.Assign a variable name to the analysis.

The variable name is required and cannot be changed after it is defined.

10.Assign a label to the analysis.

The analysis label can be changed at any time.

11.Click OK.

The analysis data file is added to the model.
hmtoggle_plus1To add a new analysis data file and a new definition file:
1.Right-click the Analysis button on the Container Entity toolbar (or select Add Analysis from the Project Browser context menu on the Model).

The Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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2.Activate the Uses data and definition files radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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3.Activate the New data file radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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4.Activate the New definition file radio button and click Next.

The next Add Analysis dialog is displayed.

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5.Click the New Data File file browser button mv-tut_folder_icon.
6.Select a path and file name and click Save.
7.Click the New Definition File file browser button mv-tut_folder_icon.

The Select Definition File dialog is displayed.

8.Select a path and file name and click Save.
9.Assign a definition name to the definition file (or accept the default name).
10.Assign a type for the definition file (if necessary).
11.Assign a variable name to the analysis.

The variable name is required and cannot be changed after it is defined.

12.Assign a label to the analysis.

The analysis label can be changed at any time.

13.Click OK.

The analysis data file and definition file are added to the model.