The MinMax/Ranking/Envelope tool is an extension of the Results Query tool, and
allows you to perform additional operations on data and get dedicated reporting.
Restriction: Only available in the Nastran and OptiStruct user profiles.
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From the menu bar, click .
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Select Interactive.
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Click Start.
A new dialog opens.
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Select the loadcases.
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Select the data type.
Once the data type is selected, related data components, layers,
corners, average method and systems are populated. You can select multiple data
components, multiple layers, single corner option, single average method and
single system.
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Click Set to create a new query entry.
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Select or deselect the Export option.
You can have multiple query items and decide what to finally export among
those available.
Note: The ID is automatically generated, and cannot be modified.
The entity type is automatically populated based on the binding among query
setting and available entities. The number of selections is generated based
on what you selected for Selection By. If you selected All, the widget is
not active. For all of the other options, by clicking in the blank entry
cell, the panel selection relative to either entity, component or set
selection opens.
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Make your selections in the Method column.
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Select the components.
This defines the sorting of Ranking and Envelope tools, as they will operate
using that component, and will output other ones for the found entities.
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Make your selections in the Rank Number column.
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Select the file where the data will be stored (.csv
format).
The same file entry can be used for different queries. In this case, result
blocks will be appended.
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Click Settings to set up the result precision and the
separator for the CSV.