Importing Strain Gauge Definitions

You can import strain gauge definitions to your simulation results for high-performance visualization.

Before you begin:
  • You must have previously exported strain gauge definitions.
See Also
About Strain Gauge Sensors
Creating Strain Gauge Sensors
Exporting Strain Gauge Definitions
  1. From the Sensors section of the action bar, click Import Strain Gauge Sensor .
    The Import Strain Gauge dialog box appears.
  2. Click Browse , and specify the file you want to import.
  3. From File, browse and select the file you want to import.
  4. Optional: Select Track current step and frame to update gauge values as you switch from one frame to the next in the current analysis case.

    If you disable this option, the strain gauge is valid only for a particular frame. The gauge glyph disappears when you move to a different frame.

  5. Optional: Select Show glyph to show the strain gauge glyph with the new data.
  6. Click Import.

Physics Results Explorer creates the sensor based on the strain gauge definition and updates the display of the model.