Reasons to Create User-Defined Measures
For most purposes, predefined measures are sufficient. In the following cases, however, you should consider creating a user-defined measure:
• When you cannot achieve convergence using predefined measures
• When you cannot get any results for certain types of analyses, such as dynamic analyses
• When you want to make global and local sensitivity graphs
• When you would like to monitor a model quantity over time or as a function of frequency. For more information, see
Quantity-Dynamic Analyses.
• When you plan to perform transient thermal analyses and would like to monitor a model quantity over time. For more information, see
Quantity-Thermal Analyses.
• When you want to measure a quantity at a location of interest, such as a point that may experience high stress. For more information, see
Global and Local Measures.
• When you want to define the components of a measure quantity, such as stress, relative to a coordinate system other than the WCS. For more information, see
Coordinate Systems and Measures.
If you plan to add user-defined measures to your model rather than use
Creo Simulate's predefined measures, refer to
User-Defined Measures.
Note that you cannot use the name of a predefined measure for a user-defined measure.