SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

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384 Simulation Results
12.2.4 Additional Functions
Display Elements have many different functions and forms. You can use them to display simulation
results directly on the sheet and also to illustrate the simulation process with Animated
symbols.
The Experiment tool provides results for Display Elements, if you select the Experiment Option.
Key Control with Display Elements
You can force events to occur during a simulation by using KEY action,
i.e., pressing a predefined key.
When the simulation is started, a toolbar is displayed with all KEY
actions defined in a state graph. Click the corresponding symbol
(letter) to set the mark in the state graph and start the actions. See
also “Setting States with Key Actions” on page 244.
Animated Symbols
SIMPLORER’s Animated Symbols feature illustrates the operating sequence on the sheet depending
on the value of a simulation quantity. The symbols change shape according to the
active state of the element. Through these symbols the operating sequence of models can be
understood more clearly and easily. When the simulation is complete, all symbols are reset to
their initial state. The following elements have animated symbols:
• States
inactive states active states
• Switches
• Transfer Switches
open switch closed switch
Change over position 1 Change over position 2
If the simulation is interrupted, the “Animated Symbols Element” must be initialized. The
command SIMULATION>RESTORE ANIMATED SYMBOLS resets the symbols to their initial state.
If you use simulation models from earlier versions of SIMPLORER, you must update the components
to obtain the new functionality. The update can be started as the file opens or later
with the command SHEET>SYNCHRONIZE. For a separate component, you can apply the «Synchronize»
command from the shortcut menu of the element. See also “Updating Model Sheets
from Former Versions” on page 342.)
Data Output from the Experiment Tool to Display Elements
Command bar
with KEY actions
defined
To display the states with animated symbols, select the «Use Animated Symbols» option
FROM OR ON the SHEET PROPERTIES «System» menu.
Simulation data from the Experiment tool can be dragged into the model sheet to Display Elements
by selecting the option in the Elements property menu: � «Use Experiment Channels».