Opening, Saving, or Exporting Simulation Results

You can open or save the results of virtual executions. You can also export the result of a virtual execution in an external file.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
About Virtual Execution

Open a Simulation Result

You can open a simulation result from a file or from the database.

  1. From the Simulation section of the action bar, click Open Simulation Result .

    The Open simulation result dialog box appears.

  2. To open a present simulation result from any tab, open the tab and click the simulation result.
    A new Variable Browser displays the opened simulation result.
  3. To open the simulation result from a file, do the following:
    1. Click to open the Simulation result file import dialog box.
    2. Browse to select the convenient .mat or .csv file.
    A new Variable Browser displays the opened simulation result. The title contains the name of the opened result and the time and date of the opening.
    Warning: These results are opened, they are not copied. If you close the Variable Browser, you must reopen the simulation result.
  4. To open a simulation result from the database, do the following:
    1. Click .
      The Content Chooser dialog box is displayed.
    2. Use the Content Chooser to select a simulation result using the Search box of the top bar.

      For more about the Content Chooser, see Selecting Objects Using the Content Chooser.

      Tip: Enter the name of the simulation result in the Search box and press Enter to search. The wildcard * can be used.

      For general information about search, see About 3DSearch Queries.

    A new Variable Browser displays the opened simulation result. The title contains the name of the opened result and the time and date of the opening.
    Warning: These results are opened, they are not copied. If you close the Variable Browser, you must reopen the simulation result.
  5. You can then display plots or replay the 3D animation, as from any Variable Browser.

Save a Simulation Result to the Database

You can save a simulation result to the database. If you want to save it as a file, export the result instead (see next subtask).

Before you begin: Perform a simulation.
  1. From the Simulation section of the action bar, click Save Simulation Results .
  2. From the Variable Browser of the simulation result you want to save, click any signal or node.

    The Engineering Document dialog box appears.

  3. Optional: Change the title of the resulting document.
  4. Optional: Add a description.
  5. Optional: In the Files Information tab, browse for a new location where to save the document.
  6. Click OK.
    The simulation result is saved as a Engineering Document in the database.

Export a Simulation Result to a File

You can export a simulation result to various file formats.

Note: To export selected variables to a Comma Separated Value file or a Scientific Data Format file, see Exporting Selected Variables to File.

Before you begin: Perform a simulation.
  1. From the Simulation section of the action bar, click Export Simulation Result .
  2. From the Variable Browser of the simulation result you want to save, click any signal or node.
    The Modelica Simulation Result Export dialog box appears.
  3. In the File name box, enter a name for the exported file.
  4. From the Save as type list, select file format.

    You can select between the following file formats:

    • Modelica Simulation Result File (.mat) [Matlab format]
    • Comma Separated Values File (.csv)
    • Comma Separated Values with Unit (.csv) [Units included in headers, currently only SI Units]
    • Scientific Data Format (.sdf)

  5. Click Save.
    A new file containing the simulation results is created.
    Notes:
    • Presently, .sdf files cannot be opened by the Open Simulation Result command.
    • If you have selected to save your results in Scientific Data Format (.sdf), you can use an SDF editor to work with the result. From the Behavior Tools section of the action bar, click SDF Editor to open an SDF editor. For more information about this command, see next section.

Edit Simulation Result

You can open and edit the simulation results stored in a .sdf file.

Before you begin:

Perform a simulation and export the results to a .sdf file.

  1. From the Behavior Tools section of the action bar, click SDF Editor .

    The Open simulation result dialog box appears.

  2. To import the simulation results, click File > Open from the top menu bar.
  3. Select the file to import and click Open.
  4. To add a new group, right-click the file name or an existing group and select New > Group.
  5. To add a new dataset, right-click the file name or an existing group and select New > Dataset.
  6. To add a new attribute, right-click either the file name, an existing group, or a dataset, and select New > Attribute.
  7. To remove a group, a dataset or an attribute, right-click and select Delete.