Simulation Debugger
The Simulation Debugger provides both graphical and tabular feedback on how hard Adams Solver is working to simulate your model. For example, during a simulation, the Simulation Debugger provides a table of those objects with the greatest simulation error. The Simulation Debugger can also highlight trouble areas during a simulation and provide measures of integrator progress, such as step size and integrator order.
The graphical and tabular feedback helps you determine:
■Which modeling elements (forces, constraints, and so on) are causing numerical difficulties. Often, the information directly points out modeling elements that you should change. You should always carefully inspect any modeling elements to which the Simulation Debugger calls attention.
■Determine what simulation events are causing numerical difficulties. For example, if your model simulates fine until there is an impact between two parts, you should closely monitor simulation performance before, during, and after the impact.
The Simulation Debugger has several options for how you want to view its debugging information. During an interactive simulation, you can:
■Step through the simulation one output step, time step, or iteration at a time, depending on your output preference. Adams View pauses after each simulation output step so that you can closely inspect the behavior of the simulation.
■View a table of objects that list the objects that have the most error or the greatest change, acceleration, or force. You can also view Adams Solver integrator progress.
■Highlight objects that have the most error or the greatest change, acceleration, or force.
■Display strip charts of Adams Solver settings.
You can select to view any or all of these options during a single simulation. Note, however, that the options significantly slow down your simulation.