Using the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator

The Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator presents data sources and post-processing scenarios as a graphical, interactive, hierarchical tree.

In the figure:

• (1) shows the data sources that are loaded.

• (2) shows the post-processing scenarios displayed in viewports and their parameters and selections.

• (3) shows the editor subpanel for editing definitions, selections, and parameters. It displays the name of the option you are editing.

• (4) shows the action subpanel for executing commands.

From the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator, you can:

• Load, edit, and remove data sources.

• Create and display post-processing scenarios.

• Overlay post-processing scenarios.

• Update all post-processing scenarios or a single post-processing scenario.

• Copy and delete post-processing scenarios.

• Connect viewports.

The commands available for nodes in the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator vary depending on your selected data source and post-processing scenario. Right-click a node in the tree to see the commands for that node.

Note:

Tooltips are turned off in the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator to improve the viewing and editing of selections.

Working with the Scenarios subpanel

The Scenarios subpanel appears when you select the Data Sources node or a data source. If you select the Data Sources node, the Scenarios subpanel displays all scenarios available for all the data sources loaded. If you select a data source, the Scenarios subpanel displays only the scenarios available for that data source.

Tip:

As a shortcut, double-click a scenario to display it in the graphics window.

Working with the editor subpanel

Use the editor subpanel to edit definitions, parameters, and selections for your post-processing scenarios. The Edit Mode column in the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator indicates which definitions, parameters, and selections you can edit.

When you choose an option that you can edit in the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator, the editor subpanel displays the values for the selected option. The title of the editor subpanel reflects the name of the option. The following shows the editor subpanel when you edit the type of visualization for Motion results in a Function Plots scenario. The title of the subpanel is now Visualization.

To edit more than one value at a time, hold the Ctrl key and select the definitions, parameters, and selections you want to edit to display their editors as shown in the video. The values can be displayed in different viewports.

You set the number of editors that can be displayed at once using customer defaults.

1. Choose File→Utilities→Customer Defaults.

2. In the Customer Defaults dialog box, select Simulation→Post Processor→Scenario-based Post Processing.

3. In the Maximum Number of Editors box, type the number of editors.

4. Click OK.

You can also edit certain options in place in the Scenario Based Data-Visualization Navigator without using an editor subpanel as shown in the figure for the Visualization definition.

Options that you change appear in bold to indicate that you did not apply them and they do not yet appear in the graphics window. You can also double-click a value to update it immediately.

For more information, see Creating and editing post-processing scenarios.

Working with the action subpanel

Use the action subpanel to execute commands, such as update a post-processing scenario after editing it. The available commands are listed below. The commands are context-sensitive and appear depending on the selections you made.

Commands available for all objects
	Applies changes to all post-processing scenarios.
	Reverts changes made to all post-processing scenarios.
Commands for data sources
	Displays the Simulation Navigator so you can select data, such as results, load recipes, mode sets, and so on. For more information, see Create data sources from data in the Simulation Navigator.
	Opens the Select Data Source dialog box so you can select an external file as a data source. For more information, see Create data sources from external files.
	Deletes the selected data source. Note: If you delete a data source thats data is currently being used in a scenario, the software closes the corresponding scenario node and deletes the plot from the corresponding viewport.
	Reloads all or selected data sources. Note: Reloading data sources can take a significant amount of time.
Commands for post-processing scenarios
	Applies changes to the selected post-processing scenario.
	Reverts changes you made to the selected post-processing scenario.
	Displays the scenario in the graphics window, or, if multiple viewports appear in the graphics window, opens the Viewport selection tool so you can select where you want to plot the scenario.For more information, see Create and edit post-processing scenarios.
	Adds the selected scenario to the graphics window on top of an existing scenario. For more information, see Overlaying post-processing scenarios.
	Deletes the current post-processing scenario.
Commands for viewports
	Appears when you select the Viewports node and more than one viewport is displayed.Aligns all axes that display the same value so you can more easily compare them.For more information, see Aligning axes of post-processing scenarios.
	Appears when you select a viewport that contains a post-processing scenario displayed as a contour plot or contains a post view created using the Post Processing Navigator.Edits a post view.For more information, see Displaying results in post views.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Resource bar	Scenario-Based Visualization Navigator

How do I

Set the post-processing environment

Filter and sort the objects in the Post Processing Navigator

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Post-processing environments

Using the Post Processing Navigator

Filtering and sorting the objects in the Post Processing Navigator

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