Identifying Extrema

You can show or hide the extrema (minimum and maximum values) in a plot.

The extrema might be computed differently, depending on what release of 3DEXPERIENCE the simulations were created in:

  • For the most recent release, only computed frames are used to identify extrema.
  • For previous releases, both computed frames and interpolated frames are used to identify extrema.
  • The minimum and maximum settings, such as the number of values and tolerance settings, are based on the content in the app that generates these values, so you cannot customize them in Physics Simulation Review.
Note: Extrema are not available during animation.

See Also
Showing or Hiding Parts of the Model
  1. Click Show/Hide Min/Max from the action bar.

    The extrema are hidden by default.

    A single global minimum and global maximum marker appears on the model.
  2. Click the minimum or maximum marker to display the extrema values of the plot.

    • A small white dot is added to the model below the minimum and maximum markers to pinpoint the exact location of the extrema value, which is helpful when the extrema are hidden by a surface.
    • The minimum and maximum marker visibility is affected by Hide/Show . If the part of the simulation that contains the global minimum or global maximum is hidden, a new local minimum or maximum appears for the visible parts. If the global minimum or global maximum occurs over many parts, hiding one part does not result in the use of the dotted icon.

  3. Click the extrema marker again to display the value in the marker label.



  4. Click Reframe on the marker label to reorient the model normal to the minimum or maximum.
  5. Click Restore to go back to the previous view.