Transient Event dialog box

General tab

Name - Description
Name	Sets a name for the transient load event.
Description	Sets a description for the transient load event.

FE Results tab

Data Sources
Data sources list	Lists the data sources that you add to create the transient load event. You can directly select a result file, or select a solution in the current Simulation file to retrieve its results. Each data source file provides results for one or more subcases for which transient results are produced during the finite element calculation. You can select one or more data sources from the list.
Add Data Sources	Lets you add one or more data sources to the data sources list.
Remove Data Sources from the list	Removes the selected data sources from the data sources list.
Information on Data Sources	Opens an information window that displays detailed information on the selected data sources.
Select Solution	Expands the Options group that lets you filter the available solutions in the Simulation file, and select one to retrieve its finite element results.
Options
Available when you click Select Solution .
Filter
The filters support wildcards. The default wildcard of * displays all entries in the list.
Filter by Name	Sets the name of the solution to use as the filter criterion.
Filter by Type	Sets the type or of the solution to use as the filter criterion.
Filter by Solve	Specifies the solve status of the solution to use as the filter criterion. All lists all the available solutions, and Yes and No list the solved solutions and the unsolved ones, respectively.
Solution list	Lists the solutions of the structural analysis type. For more information on supported solution types, refer to Supported solution types for load events.Displays the solutions name and type, and indicates if the solutions are solved.To add selected solutions to the data sources list:Click Add to Data Sources .Double-click the solutions.Right-click them and choose Add to Data Sources.
Data Source Details
Displays the detail information of the data source you select from the Data Source group.
File directory / solution name	Displays the name and directory of the selected finite element result file, or the name of the selected solution. To replace the data source file:Click Replace Data Source to replace the data source with a new finite element result file.If the selected data source is a file, to replace it with a solution, click Replace Data Source to select a solution. After you select the solution from the solution list to replace, right-click it and choose Replace Data Source, or click Replace Data Source .If the selected data source is a solution, to replace it with another solution, select a new solution from the drop-down list.When you replace a data source, instead of adding a new one in the Data Source group, the software preserves all the settings you made on the Transient Results Editor tab.
Data Source Label	Sets a label for the data source.The data source label appears in the data source table in the Data Source group.
Type	Displays the data source file type. Supported file types are Simcenter Nastran (.op2), Simcenter Samcef (.des), Abaqus (.odb), and ANSYS (.rst).The data source type appears in the data source table in the Data Source group.
Unit System	Displays the unit system that is defined in the finite element results file. If the unit system is not defined in the selected results file, it displays Not Found. If the unit system is not defined in the corresponding results of the selected solution, the software overwrites the unit system with the one specified in the Units group of the Results File dialog box.From the Unit System list, you can select a unit system that overwrites the one specified in the results file.
Subcases
Subcases list	Lists the existing subcases in the data source and lets you select them.

Transient Results Editor tab

Filter
Lets you filter the contents of the list in the Transient Load group.
Data Source Label	Filters the transient load list by data source label.
Subcase Name	Filters the transient load list by subcase name.This filter supports wildcards. The default wildcard is the asterisk (), and it displays all entries in the list. For example, to filter the list to display every load event with a name starting with the letter “a," enter a as the filter string.
Subcase ID	Filters the transient load list by subcase ID.
Time Range	Filters the transient load list by time range.
Start	Sets the beginning of the time range.
End	Sets the end of the time range.
Transient Loads
Transient loads list	Lists the transient load subcases and time steps of the data sources you selected in the FE Results tab.After selecting load subcases from the list, you can:Deactivate Increments or Activate Increments Deactivates or activates the selected subcases.Reverse Time Steps Order Reverses the current order of time steps for the selected subcases.Move Increments up or Move Increments down Moves the selected subcases relative to the other subcases.
Options
Time Step Control	Specifies the time steps for creating the transient load event.Define IncrementUses all the active time steps based on the incremental value you set in the Increment box.An increment of 2, for example, means that the solver uses every second active time step.Start and EndUses only the first and last active time steps.
Increment	Available when Time Step Control is set to Define Increment.Lets you define the time step increment.
Show Result	Highlights the selected time steps in the Transient Load group, based on the specified Time Step Control option.

Temperature Source tab

Temperature Source
Temperature Source	Specifies the temperature source to assign to the load event.
Create Temperature Source	Opens the Temperature Source dialog box that lets you create a temperature source.
Edit Temperature Source	Available when you select a temperature source from the list.Opens the Temperature Source dialog box that lets you modify the selected temperature source.

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