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Display the MAC Contribution results

  1. Choose Correlation tab→Correlation group→Plot MAC .

  2. In the Viewport dialog box, do one of the following:To plot the 2D matrix plot in the main graphics window, click Select Viewport by Cursor , and then click in the graphics window.To plot the 2D matrix plot in a separate graphing window, click Create New Window .

  3. Right-click in the graphics window and choose Probing ModeSingleXY.

  4. Right-click a matrix cell in the graphic window and choose MAC Contribution.

  5. In the MAC Contribution dialog box, from the Sensors group, select DOF from the sensor table.

  6. From the Options group, set the value for Target MAC Value.

  7. (Optional) Select the Deactivate Sensors in Active Set check box.

  8. Click OK.MAC contribution bar chart shows the most sensitive sensors

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