Right-click commands for the correlation solution process

Different commands are available depending on which node you right-click in the Simulation Navigator.

Test Model node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the test model node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Show Model	Displays the hidden test model tracelines in the graphics window.
	Hide Model	Hides the displayed test model tracelines in the graphics window.
	Alignment	Opens the Test Model Alignment dialog box that lets you define or modify the alignment options between work and reference solutions.
	Alignment From	Opens the Alignment dialog box that lets you apply the alignment data that was saved in an XML file from a previously performed alignment.
	Rename	Lets you rename the test model node.
	Delete	Deletes the test model node.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the test model geometry.

Alignment node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Alignment node in the Simulation Navigator. The Alignment node appears under the test model node when you align the test model with the work model.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Reset	Resets the alignment to the initial configuration.
	Export to XML	Exports the alignment to the XML file.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists alignment information such as scaling factor, rotation matrix and translation.

Correlation node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Correlation node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Edit	Opens the Edit Correlation dialog box that lets you modify certain correlation options. For more information, see Correlation dialog box.
	Clone	Clones the correlation solution process.
	Delete	Deletes the correlation solution process.
	Refresh Results	Updates the correlation solution process when the work or reference solution results, the node map, or any other correlation settings are changed.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the correlation, the work and reference solutions, the node-pairings and mode-pairings.
	Make Active	Appears only if the correlation solution process is not active.Activates the correlation solution process.
	Make Inactive	Appears only if the correlation solution process is active.Deactivates the correlation solution process.

Reference and analysis solution node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Solution nodes under the Correlation node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Open	Appears only for the modal correlation solution process.Opens the Post Processing Navigator and loads the results of the selected solution.
	Solve Solution	Appears only for the work analysis solution.Activates the analysis solution and opens the Solve dialog box for the solution.
	Edit FRFs	Appears only for the FRF correlation solution process.Opens Frequency Response Functions dialog box that let you modify FRFs options.
	Reload	Reloads the results of the selected solution if the solution is modified and the results are pending.
	Ignore Changes	Ignores changes to the solutions. Use this command when you know that the modification to the solution did not modify the results.
	Make Active	Appears only if the solution is not active.Activates the solution.

Modes and FRFs commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Modes [#] or FRFs [#] nodes under the Solution node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the mode shapes or frequency response functions of the work or reference solution.

Modes, A-Set DOF, Mr, and U-Set DOF nodes commands

The Information command appear when you right-click the work and reference Modes [#] node, the A-Set DOF [#] and Mr [# x #], or U-Set DOF [#] node in the Simulation Navigator.

The A-Set DOF [#] and Mr [# x #] nodes appear in the Simulation Navigator when the work solution is an analysis solution that contains A-Set DOF (ASET) and the reduced mass matrix (Mr). The U-Set DOF [#] node appears in the Simulation Navigator when the work solution is an analysis solution that contains U-Set DOF (USET, U2).

Icon	Command name	Description
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the reference or work normal modes, the degrees of freedom (DOF) defined by the A-Set DOF or U-Set DOF of the analysis solution, or the reduced mass matrix (Mr) of the work solution.

Initial Mode Sensors, Initial Mode Pressure Sensors and Initial FRF Sensors node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Initial Mode Sensors [#], Initial Mode Pressure Sensors [#], or Initial FRF Sensors [#] node in the Simulation Navigator. These nodes are available only if the reference solution is a test solution.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Clone	Appears for the initial mode sensors or initial mode pressure sensors set nodes in the active modal correlation solution process.Clones the sensor set that lets you manage sensors in the cloned sensor set. For more information, see Manage sensors for cloned test sensor sets.
	Inspect	Appears only for the initial sensors set node.Opens the Sensor Set dialog box that lists sensors and their DOFs. You cannot modify the sensors DOFs.
	Edit	Appears only for cloned mode sensors set nodes.Opens the Sensor Set dialog box that lists sensors and their DOFs and lets you modify the sensors DOFs.
	Delete	Appears only for cloned mode sensors set nodes.Deletes the sensor set.
	Make Active	Activates the sensor set that you want to use for the correlation solution process.
	Show Sensors	Displays the sensors in the graphic window.
	Hide Sensors	Hides the sensors in the graphic window.
	Create DOF Set	Appears for the active correlation solution process. Not available for mode pressure sensors.Creates a DOF Set that matches the DOFs of the sensors in the Mode or FRF Sensor Set.
	Create Group	Creates a group that contains work model nodes that match the mode, mode pressure, or FRF sensors. The group is created under the Group folder node in the Simulation Navigator.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the response sensors.

Node Map node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Node Map [#] node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Update	Updates the node map. Use this command after you make changes to correlation settings or to the work or reference solutions.
	Generate Matching DOF Set	Creates a DOF set that matches the DOFs of the active mode shape or FRF sensor set.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the node map between the work nodes and the reference nodes.
	Import CSV	Imports the node map content of the CSV file to the Correlation Details View subpanel, and updates and locks the node map.
	Export CSV	Exports the node map content from the Correlation Details View subpanel to a CSV file.
	Lock	Locks the node map. You cannot edit the node map.
	Unlock	Unlocks the edited node map so that you can update it.

Mode Pairing node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Mode Pairing node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Edit	Opens the Mode Pairing Control dialog box that lets you modify the pairing method and parameters and to preview the pairing between the reference and work modes in the Pairing Viewer. For more information, see Mode Pairing Control dialog box.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists mode pairing information.

Mode Clusters node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Mode Clusters [#] node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Edit	Opens the Mode Clusters dialog box that lets you create or modify clusters of reference and work modes. For more information, see Mode Clusters dialog box.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the mode clusters.

Mode Pairs node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Mode Pairs [#] node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Update	Updates the mode pairs of the active correlation solution process. For more information, see Refreshing correlation results.
	Export to Excel Spreadsheet	Exports mode pairs to an Excel spreadsheet.
	Export to CSV File	Exports mode pairs to a CSV file.
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the mode pairs.

FRF Pairing node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the FRF Pairing [#] node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the mode or FRF pairs.Note: The sign of the FRF DOF is always displayed as positive in the FRF Set and in the Correlation Details View subpanel. The software internally multiplies the real and imaginary components of the imported FRF having DOFs with negative signs by -1 for correlation computations.
	Add Filter	Lets you specify filtering criteria that limits the number of FRF pairs displayed in the Correlation Details View subpanel.
	Delete All Filters	Deletes all FRF pair filters.

Filter node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Filter [#] node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Information	Opens the Information window that lists general information about the filtered FRF pairs.Note: The sign of the FRF DOF is always displayed as positive in the FRF Set and in the Correlation Details View subpanel. The software internally multiplies the real and imaginary components of the imported FRF having DOFs with negative signs by -1 for correlation computations.
	Active/Deactivate	Turns on or turns off the selected filters.
	Delete	Removes the selected filters.

Mode Correlation Metrics node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the Mode Correlation Metrics node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Correlate Modes	Opens the Correlate dialog box to let you select, evaluate, and export the correlation metric. For more information, see Correlate dialog box.
	Plot MAC	Displays the correlation Modal Assurance Criteria (MAC) result matrix in the graphics window or a graph window in Post Processing. For more information, see Modal Assurance Criteria (MAC).
	Plot X-Ortho	Displays the correlation X-Ortho result matrix in the graphics window or a graph window in Post Processing. For more information, see Cross-orthogonality (X-Ortho).
	(1 – COMAC)	Generates the (1 – COMAC) results node under the Correlation Metrics node. The (1 – COMAC) results node contains the (1 – COMAC) results that you can display in the graphics window in Post Processing.

(1 – COMAC) results node commands

The following commands appear when you right-click the (1 – COMAC) results node in the Simulation Navigator.

Icon	Command name	Description
	Open	Opens the Post Processing Navigator and loads the (1 – COMAC) results.
	Delete	Deletes the (1 – COMAC) results.

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