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Create/Modify Request

(Template Builder) Build → Request → New/Modify            Shared Dialog Box
Creates or modifies a request statement and auxiliary variables.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Request Name
Enter a name for the request.
Comment
Enter comments for your request. Comments associated with requests appear in the postprocessing environment.
Define Using...
Select a method to define the request:
■Define Using Type and Markers - Specify the output type and the markers used for the computation of the output. Learn about Markers.
■Define Using Subroutine - Define the request statement as a user-defined request.
■Define Using Function Expression - Explicitly specify the function used in the definition of the request. Learn about Modifying requests to remove component function.
If you select Define Using Type and Markers, your template-based product displays the following options:
Output Type
Select the type of output that will be calculated by Adams Solver. The output type is referred to the I and J markers.
I/J Marker Name
Select a marker.
R Marker Name
Identifies the marker with respect to which you want to resolve information.
Note: Angular displacements are not affected by the reference marker, because finite angular rotations are not vector quantities.
If you select Define Using Subroutine, your template-based product displays the following options:
User Function
Enter a string that defines the user-function parameter list.
Title
Enter a title for your user-defined request.
If you select Define Using Function Expression, your template-based product displays the following options:
F1,8
Define the function of the corresponding component written to the request file.
Select to use the Function or Expression Builder to define a function. For information on the Function or Expression Builder, see Function Builder.
Title
Enter a title for your user-defined request.
Result Set Name
Enter a name for the result set.
Your template-based product uses this, together with the component names, described next, in the generation of the .nam File.
MAG/X/Y/Z/AMAG/R1/R2/R3
Enter the strings that correspond to the output requests and identify the components. Your template-based product uses these strings when it generates the .nam file. The strings appear in the plotting environment, in the Component text box.
Units
Select a unit for each component so the plots created in the postprocessing environment will have the proper units on the axes.