FRF animator#

Shows and animates the results of the frequnecy response analysis.

Figure panel#

Figure viewer

The panel can be used to customize the figure.

Number

Function

1

Reset the figure to the default view

2

Undo the configuration step

3

Redo the configuration step

4

Move the region shown in the figure

5

Zoom

6

Define the general layout of the figure

7

Change the style of display of the output data

8

Save the figure

Figure window#

Shows the selected outputs.

Frequency#

Select the frequency which should be displayed.

Show 3D scene#

Open a new window where the modes are animated.

Start animation#

Start the animation of the selected mode.

Stop animation#

Stop the animation of the selected mode.

Reset view#

Reset the view of the animation figure.

Component visibility#

Select the components that are shown in the animation window.

Format description#

Change the description in the animation figure. The default description is given in the following table. Manual values can also be added.

Variable

Description

#simres_name

Display the name of the simulation result

#eval_name

Display the name of the evaluation

#viewer_name

Display the name of the viewer

#freq_HZ

Display the selected frequency in [HZ]

#freq_rad

Display the selected frequency in [rad/s]

#scaling

Display the scaling

Outputs#

Select the output links that should be displayed.

Configure selected output#

Configure the selected output.

Output type#

Select the type of the output.

Selected entity#

Select the link that should be displayed.

Selected DOF#

Select the degree of freedom that should be displayed.

Scaling#

Scale the outputs.

Label#

Define a specific label to the output.

Line configuration#

Change the color, line style and line width of the line in the figure.

Add output#

Add an output to the result output container.

Export outputs#

Export the outputs to a matlab readable .mat file.

Export animation#

Export the animation in to a movie.

Start rendering#

Start the rendering of the movie.

End rendering#

End the rendering of the movie.

Filename#

Define the saving location and the filename of the movie.

FPS#

Define the number of frames per second.

Duration#

Define the duration of the movie.

Max/Min val#

Define the start and end time of the simulation.

Start val#

Define the start time of the simulation.

Clip height/width#

Define the size of the movie window.

Export plot animation#

Tick if in the figure should also be exported into an animation, in addition to the animation of the deformation.

Animation delay#

Interval in milliseconds between two frames.

Fileformat#

Define the format of the movie. The possible formats are mp4, avi and gif.

Actual value#

Shows the progress of the movie rendering.

Number of samples#

Define the number of steps between 0 and \(2\pi\) for the animation.

Animation delay#

Interval in milliseconds between two frames.

Actual value#

Define the progress of the animation with a value between 0 and \(2\pi\).

Scaling factor#

Scale the deformation of the animation.

Autoscale

Description

Step

Define a value with respect to the current step

Total

Define a value with respect to the total maximal deformation

Manual

Define a value manually

Context menu#

Duplicate#

Duplicate the viewer.

Delete#

Delete the viewer.

Move up/down#

Move the viewer up or down in the evaluation.