Properties panel

The properties panel shows information about whatever you have selected in the model. You can select items in the tree or in the 3D viewer.

• CAD file
• Part
• Physics constraints
  • Force load
  • Traction load
  • Pressure load
  • Fixture
• Simulation study

See also Parameters.

CAD file

When you select a CAD file in the tree, the properties panel shows the Length unit property. This property is not available where the length unit is explicitly set in the CAD file itself.

Part

When you select a CAD part, the properties panel enables you to apply a material to that part.

If you select multiple CAD parts, you can apply materials to multiple parts

Physics

Physics constraints and loads can be enabled by toggling on the specific type of Physics.

Mechanical Physics

When you create a physics constraint, such as a force load, the properties panel shows its properties. Edit these properties and then select Done to create the physics constraint.

Alternatively select to remove the physics constraint.

When you select a physics constraint that you have previously created, the properties panel shows its properties. Select to edit these properties or to delete the physics constraint.

Force

Property	Description
Name	A name for the force load. You can change the default name to something more meaningful to you.
Coordinate System	Global coordiante systems are used to define the coordinate locations of nodes in space.
Mode	Select how the direction of the Force load is applied. Selection can either be angluar or positional .
Force	The amplitude of the Force load in Newtons. To reverse the direction of the load, select or enter a negative value. To use a parameter for the load’s value, select . For information about parameter properties, see Parameters. To remove a parameter that you’ve added, select .
Angle	The direction of the force load if the angular is selected. Direction can be defined in uw plane relative to the surface normal (θ) and the vw plane relative to the surface normal (Φ) As well as entering angles here, you can select the in the panel to show protractors. Drag the markers on the protractors to set the force’s direction.
Position	The direction of the force load if positional is selected. Direction can be defined by manually entering the positions of the force vector on the u, v and w planes.

Traction

Property	Description
Name	A name for the traction load. You can change the default name to something more meaningful to you.
Coordinate System	Global coordiante systems are used to define the coordinate locations of nodes in space.
Mode	Select how the direction of the Force load is applied. Selection can either be angluar or positional .
Traction	The amplitude of the Traction load in N/m² (Pascals). To reverse the direction of the load, select or enter a negative value. To use a parameter for the load’s value, select . For information about parameter properties, see Parameters. To remove a parameter that you’ve added, select .
Angle	The direction of the force load if the angular is selected. Direction can be defined in uw plane relative to the surface normal (θ) and the vw plane relative to the surface normal (Φ) As well as entering angles here, you can select the in the panel to show protractors. Drag the markers on the protractors to set the force’s direction.
Position	The direction of the force load if positional is selected. Direction can be defined by manually entering the positions of the force vector on the u, v and w planes.

Pressure

Fixture

Symmetry

Displacement

Thermal Physics

Temperature

Convection

Heat Flux

Power

Fluid Physics

Pressure

Flow

Property	Description
Name	A name for the fluid Flow constraint. You can change the default name to something more meaningful to you.
Coordinate System	Global coordiante systems are used to define the coordinate locations of nodes in space.
Mode	Select how the direction of the fluid Flow constraint is applied. Selection can either be angluar or positional .
Velocity Magnitude	The amplitude of the Velocity load in M/s. To reverse the direction of the load, select or enter a negative value. To use a parameter for the load’s value, select . For information about parameter properties, see Parameters. To remove a parameter that you’ve added, select .
Angle	The direction of the force load if the angular is selected. Direction can be defined in uw plane relative to the surface normal (θ) and the vw plane relative to the surface normal (Φ) As well as entering angles here, you can select the in the panel to show protractors. Drag the markers on the protractors to set the force’s direction.
Position	The direction of the force load if positional is selected. Direction can be defined by manually entering the positions of the force vector on the u, v and w planes.

Simulation study

When you select a simulation study in the Simulations tree, the properties panel shows options related to this study.

Select Current Study to run a new simulation study, or select an existing study to view the results of that study.

Option	Description
Analysis	For a new Mechanical study two options for analysis are avaliable Static and Modal. You can select the definition of this modal analysis, the choice are Modes and Frequency Range. Modes: Frequency:
Mesh	For a new study, select the mesh size (Very Coarse, Coarse, Medium, Fine, Very Fine). Meshing in OnScale Solve is automatic. A finer mesh increases accuracy but also increases simulation time and core-hour cost.
Estimate	For a new study, select MESH & ESTIMATE. OnScale Solve then automatically meshes your model, estimates how long the simulation study will take to run, and estimates what the likely core-hour cost will be. You must estimate a simulation study before you can run it. To cancel the meshing and estimation operation, hover over the word Queued or Meshing and then select CANCEL ESTIMATE.   Once the meshing and estimation process has finished, the cost–time slider shows. Dragging this changes the estimated core-hour cost and time. By using additional computational resources for the simulation study (and hence spending additional core-hours), the simulation study can be completed faster. Set this slider as required and then select RUN to run the simulation study. You can cancel a simulation study that is running from the simulation details page.
Results	For a completed study, select Load Results to open the results in the Results tab.