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Debugging Your Model Using Eprint

Eprint prints a block of information for each kinematic, static, or dynamic step to a Command Window and to your Adams View Log file, aview.log. The information helps you monitor the simulation process and to locate the source of the error if there is a problem. Each step consists of two phases:

■A forward step in time (the predictor for dynamics).

■The solution of the equations of motion (the corrector for dynamics).

Eprint displays the same information that the DEBUG command does when used with the argument EPRINT. For more information, see the Adams Solver online help.

To start Eprint from the Main toolbox:

1. From the Main Toolbox, select the Simulation tool

2. Set the pull-down menu at the bottom of the toolbox to Eprint.

To start Eprint from the Main toolbar:

1. From the Simulate menu, select Interactive Controls.

2. Set the pull-down menu in the middle of the Simulation Controls dialog box to Eprint.

In both cases, a command window appears. It displays the most recent commands that Adams View executed.

Note:

You can close the command window and use your aview.log file to view the debugging information. Learn about Using the Adams View Log File.