Importing a Response Data Set

You can import response data into the app. The app supports test data from Excel spreadsheets, .txt files, and .csv files.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Test Data Import Overview
Time Domain Deformation Modes and Test Data

Import Response Data from an Excel Spreadsheet

Before you begin: You must have Microsoft Excel 2007 or later installed to import test data.
  1. From the Calibration Tools section of the action bar, click Import Response Only Data .
  2. From the file selection dialog box that appears, do the following:
    1. Set the file extension filter to Excel files.
    2. Select the test data file that you want to import, then click Open.
    The Material Test Data Import dialog box appears with your data displayed in a table.
  3. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  4. Specify the type of Deformation mode represented by this experimental test data. The app supports Uniaxial, Biaxial, Planar, Simple shear data, and Volumetric data.
  5. From the data table, either highlight the strain data only or highlight the strain data and the time data. You can click-drag on a subset of the data or highlight column or rows.
  6. Click Next.
    A plot of your test data appears in the panel, with the quantities and units describing the data in the lower half.
  7. From the column headings above the tabular data, specify the correct data type and units for each column of data you want to import. For example, your selections for hyperelastic data might be Time (s), Nominal Strain (%), and Nominal Stress (Pa). You can also select Ignore from the column headings if you do not want to import a column of highlighted data.
  8. Click Next.
    A page appears with temperature and time options, along with calibration notes.
  9. Optional: Specify the Temperature for the testing and provide any other testing information in the Notes. If you did not import any time data, you can also specify the Strain rate or Total time of the data.
  10. Click Import.
    The import of the test data is completed and the panel remains open for import of other data.
  11. Click Close when done importing test data to close the panel.

The app imports your test data and plots the data.

Import Response Data from a Text File or a .csv File

  1. From the Calibration Tools section of the action bar, click Import Response Only Data .
  2. From the file selection dialog box that appears, do the following:
    1. Set the file extension filter to Text files.
    2. Select the test data file that you want to import, then click Open.
    The Material Test Data Import dialog box appears with your data displayed in a table.
  3. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  4. Specify the type of Deformation mode represented by this experimental test data. The app supports Uniaxial, Biaxial, Planar, Simple shear data, and Volumetric data.
  5. Specify the types of Delimiters used between data entries.

    For example, select Space if your data entries are separated by spaces; otherwise, the app incorrectly interprets two numbers separated by only a space as a single number. The app ignores any delimiters you select that do not appear in the file.

    You can also select Treat Consecutive Delimiters As One to handle cases where multiple delimiters, such as spaces and commas, are present between data entries. For most situations, the best option is to set all the available delimiters and treating consecutive delimiters as a single delimiter.

  6. Specify the row from which you want to start importing data by using either the Start import at row selector or by directly highlighting the row.
  7. Click Next.
    A plot of your test data appears in the panel, with the quantities and units describing the data in the lower half.
  8. From the column headings above the tabular data, specify the correct data type and units for each column of data you want to import. For example, your selections for hyperelastic data might be Time (s), Nominal Strain (%), and Nominal Stress (Pa). You can also select Ignore from the column headings if you do not want to import a column of highlighted data.
  9. Click Next.
    A page appears with temperature and time options, along with calibration notes.
  10. Optional: Specify Temperature for the testing and provide any other testing information in the Notes. If you did not import any time data, you can also specify the Strain rate or Total time of the data.
  11. Click Import.
    The import of the test data is completed and the panel remains open for import of other data.
  12. Click Close when done importing test data to close the panel.

The app imports your test data and plots the data.