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Import - Test Data

File → Import → Test Data    Shared Dialog Box
You can import test data, such as the results of hardware prototype testing, calculations, or Simulations performed by other software or earlier sessions. When you import test data, you can compare it with Adams simulation results or use the data in the definition of your model. For example, you might want to import the results from physical tests of a mechanical system and compare them to the results of simulations in Adams of the same mechanical system to evaluate the accuracy of a model or to help you improve your model.
Learn about Test Data Format.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
File Type
Set it to Test Data.
File to Read
Enter the name of the file that you want to import. Tips on Entering File Names in Text Boxes.
Create Splines/
Create Measures
Select whether you want to import the data as splines or as measures.
Time Column Index
For measures only, specify which column in the data file contains the x-axis data. Enter the column number. Adams uses all other columns as the y-axis data.
Independent Column Index
For splines only, enter the column number to specify which column in the file to use for the independent data (X parameter) in the Adams spline. The columns are numbered sequentially from left to right starting with 1, 2, 3, and so on.
If you specify an independent data index for splines, Adams does not create a spline for the column of the file with that index. Instead, that column of data is used as the x data for all splines. If you do not include an independent column index, then the series of numbers 1, 2, 3, and so on is used for the x data of all splines.
Units
Specify the unit category to be applied to the dependent data for the spline. You can provide a unit category for each dependent column in the file.
Once Adams assigns the units to the spline, it performs automatic unit conversions based on the current default units specified (Settings → Units). For example, if you import test data and assign the unit category of length, and then you change the length unit from millimeter to meter, Adams View automatically converts the test data by 0.001.
Note that you should take care to ensure the current units in Adams are set to the appropriate units for the data in the file before importing the file. If the Adams default units are millimeter, and you are importing data in inches, the data in the file will be interpreted as millimeters.
The units field is optional. If you omit it, Adams assigns no_units to the imported data, and performs no automatic unit conversion.
Model Name/
Analysis Name
Specify the name of the model or, for measures, the name of the analysis in which you want to store the data. Select:
■Model Name and then enter the name of the model in the text box next next to the pull-down menu.
■Analysis Name and then enter the name of the simulation in the text box next to the pull-down menu. You can only store measures under simulation results. (Not available if you are importing the data as a spline.)
Names in File
Specify how to define the names of the splines or measures
■If there are textual column headers in the file, select Names in File. Adams uses the column header text as the names of each spline.
■If there are no textual column headers, do not select Names in File. Adams automatically generates names for the splines (for example, SPLINE_1, SPLINE_2, and so on).