File | Shape Table Options

Opens the Shape Table Options box.

• Many options take effect in the Shape Table window as soon as they are chosen in this Options box.

Display Tab

Formats for displaying shape Phase angles.

• Phase angles can be displayed in the ranges (0 to 360) or (-180 to 180) degrees.

Animation Tab

During Sweep animation, the number of Sine Dwell Sine Dwell in one of the three types of shape animation in a Structure window. During Sine Dwell animation, the displayed shape is animated by multiplying it by sine wave values as a unit circle is tranversed in equal increments from 0 to 360 degrees. . Cycles per Shape is executed before displaying the next shape.

• If Line Color uses Shape Color is checked, the Shape color is used as the Line color during animation.

Show/Hide Tab

Shows or hides columns of the Shapes or DOFs spreadsheets.

• Or right click on the Shapes or DOFs spreadsheet and select Show/Hide Columns from the menu.

• Check columns to show them. Un-Check columns to hide them.

Contour Colors Tab

Contour colors are used by the following commands,

• Commands in the Animate | Contours Menu in a connected Structure window.

• Display | MAC MAC is an Acronym for Modal Assurance Criterion. MAC indicates whether or not two shapes are co-linear (lie together on the same straight line). If MAC =1 the shapes are co-linear. If MAC > 0.90, the shapes are simlar. If MAC < 0.90 the shapes are different..

• Display | Source Rank.

• Click on one of the Default buttons to assign pre-defined colors to the contours.

Contours for Each SubShape

SubShapes are defined by entering names into the SubShape column of the Traces spreadsheet.

• If SubShapes are defined in a Shape Table, then different contour colors can be defined for each SubShape

• If SubShapes are not defined, Contour colors are defined for all M# M# is an abbreviation for Measurement Number. Each measurement function in a Data Block or Acquisition window has a unique M#. Also, each shape component in a Shape Table window has a unique M#. Each M# in the connected Animation Source must be Assigned to a DOF of the structure model in order to display shapes from the Source in animation. Each un-measured DOF on the model is animated by creating an M# Interpolation using nearby Measured and Fixed DOFs.s in the Data Block.

High & Low Contour Limits

High & Low Limits are entered into the High Limit and Low Limit boxes above & below the color bar.

• If the Low Limit = 50 and the High Limit = 100, then color contours will only be displayed for shape values between 50 & 100.

• Values above or below the limits are displayed using the limit colors.

If shape data at a Point is only one dimensional (only one of the Animate | Direction commands is checked), then contours are displayed for shape values between Plus & Minus limits.  If shape data at a Point is more than one dimensional, contours are displayed for shape magnitudes between positive Low & High limits.