interface plot window load_view
Allows the selective plotting or loading of new contents in the plot window.
The plot window is created in the Adams postprocessor. The plot page can be opened to display plots showing the results, or to display the model in animation mode.
The selective plotting from multiple plots can be done by choosing the plot name, animation name, analysis name, eigen solution name or report name.
Format:
interface plot window load_view |
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view = | An Exisitng View |
model_name = | An Existing Model |
plot_name = | An Existing Plot |
animation_name = | An Existing Animaton |
analysis_name = | An Existing Analysis |
eigen_solution_name = | An Existing Eigen Solution |
report_name = | An Existing Report |
Example:
interface plot window load_view & |
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view = | .gui.ppt_main.sash1.sash2.gfx.page_2.view_1 & |
plot_name = | .plot_3 |
Description:
Parameter | Value Type | Description |
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view | Plot_page_modes | Specifies the name of the view |
model name | An Existing Model | Specifies the name of the model to be displayed |
plot name | An Existing Plot | Specifies the name of the plot to be displayed |
animation name | An Existing Animation | Specifies the name of the animation page to be displayed |
analysis name | An Existing Analysis | Specifies the name of the analysis to be displayed |
eigen solution name | An Existing Eigen Solution | Specifies an existing eigen solution |
report name | An Existing Report | Specifies an existing report to be displayed |
Extended Definition:
1. The selective output from multiple pages and plots in the postprocessor can be displayed in the plot window by choosing any of the parameter namely; model_name, plot_name, animation_name, analysis_name, eigen_solution_name, or report_name.
2. The Adams View program provides a set of operations for viewing the Adams model. Some of the operations are activate, center, erase, fill screen, translate, rotate, zoom, management and so on. Adams View also provides support and controls for multiple windows. Views can be created, modified, deleted, saved, restored, and so on. using the view management command. A maximum of eight windows can exist at any GIven time. Adams View prevents the last window from being deleted.
There is always one view window which is considered the active window. The color of the view name text and existence of the view name outlining box indicate the active view. The other view windows have a different view name text color, as well as not having an outlining box around the view name. The active window is selected by the user using the "view activate" command. It is important to recognize that a view is made up of three separate parts:
♦the contents (the analysis, plot and so on),
♦the viewport itself (has size and location), and
♦the viewport attributes (the model LOCATION and ORIENTATION in the
♦viewport, the RENDER, PROJECTION, TRIAD_VISIBILITY, and
♦NAME_VISIBILITY parameters, and so on.)
This is important because different commands are used to manipulate the three part. Some overlap in control exists but still the distinction exists. The contents of a viewport are controlled by the GRAPHICS_RESULTS, XY_PLOT, VIEW (other than the "view management" commands), and so on. The viewport size and location is controlled by the "view management" commands, create and modify in particular. Finally the viewport attributes are controlled by the "view management" commands, create and modify, as well as, save and restore. The ‘action’ helps to choose the page directly by the choice like first, last, previous and next without specifying the names or indices.
3. The ‘model name’ specifies an existing model. You may identify a model by typing its name or by picking it from the screen. If the model is not visible on the screen, you must type the name. You may also find it convenient to type the name even if the model is displayed. You must separate multiple model names by commas. If the model is visible in one of your views, you may identify it by picking on any of the graphics associated with it. You need not separate multiple model picks by commas.
4. The plot name is a string of characters that identifies a plot. Plot names are assigned when plots are created. After a plot has been created, it may be referenced by its name until it is deleted. A plot may NOT have the same name as another plot. A plot_name may be arbitrarily long and a combination of letters of the alphabet and numbers may be used. The leading character must be a letter.
5. The analysis_name specifies an existing analysis. You may identify a analysis by typing its name or by picking it from the screen. An analysis may be picked from the screen if you have read an Adams Graphics file, and use the GRAPHIC_RESULTS command to display it. If the analysis is not visible on the screen, you must type the name. You may also find it convenient to type the name even if the analysis is displayed. You may have explicitly named the analysis when you created it by reading one or more Adams output files. By default, the name of the analysis is the root name of the Adams output files. If you created the analysis by reading an Adams Graphics file, for instance, the analysis name is the name of the graphics file without the '.gra' extension. You may get a list of analysis by typing a "?" in response to a parameter that requires an analysis name be entered. You must separate multiple analysis names by commas. If the analysis is visible in one of your views, you may identify it by picking on any of the graphics associated with it. You need not separate multiple analysis picks by commas.