Spatial Evaluation—Structure
Select a spatial evaluation method from this option menu on the
Measure Definition dialog box. The menu displays only those options that are valid for the quantity and component combination you selected and does not appear for all combinations. After you select the spatial evaluation type from the first option menu, you may see additional option menus or buttons. Some of the spatial evaluation options require that you select one or more points and appropriate reference entities.
Your selection from the following menu determines the type of value Creo Simulate calculates:
• At Point—Calculates the value at the point or points you select.
• Maximum—Calculates the maximum value. This option is not available for Min Principal or Max Abs Principal components.
• Minimum—Calculates the minimum value. This option is not available for Max Principal or Max Abs Principal components.
• Maximum Abs—Calculates the value with the greatest absolute value. This option is not available if you selected Max Principal, Min Principal, or any of the components for the Fatigue quantity, or if you selected Magnitude as the component for another quantity.
For the options Maximum, Minimum, and Maximum Abs, a second option menu appears. For the At Point option, this menu appears as an advanced option only if you selected Stress, Strain, Failure Index, or Fatigue as your quantity. The menu contains the following items:
• Over Model—Specifies that Creo Simulate evaluates the quantity's maximum, minimum, or maximum absolute value over the entire model. This option is not available if you selected At Point.
• Near Point—Specifies that
Creo Simulate evaluates the quantity's maximum, minimum, or maximum absolute value over the plotting grid points you select within the specified
radius. This option is not available if you selected
At Point.
• Over Selected Idealizations—Specifies that Creo Simulate evaluates the quantity's maximum, minimum, maximum absolute, or at point value over the idealizations you select.
• Over Selected Components—Specifies that Creo Simulate evaluates the quantity's maximum, minimum, maximum absolute, or at point value over the assembly components you select.
• Over Selected Layers—Specifies that Creo Simulate evaluates the quantity's maximum, minimum, maximum absolute, or at point value over the entities in the selected layers.
• Over Selected Geometry—Specifies that Creo Simulate evaluates the quantity's maximum, minimum, maximum absolute, or at point value over the geometric entities you select.