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How to Edit History on Body Tree

The history can be edited in the Body Tree on the right tree window.
The operation history for objects can be listed and edited.

Procedure

  1. Click of the body you want to edit.

 

  1. Click under it.

  1. Go to the item you want to edit. Right click on it and select [Edit].
     

 

  1. The procedure depends on the type of modification. (See the table below)
     

    Type

    Operation

    Change values/names

    Enter them directly in their own fields.

    Change selection

    Select one from the drop-down list.

    Specify file

    Follow the instruction in the appeared dialog box.

 

    • If the selected item is not editable, the edit menu will be masked off.
       

    • Press the <ESC> key to cancel the edit.

 

 

  1. If [Apply Edit Automatically] is enabled, the edited content will be applied right away.

    If the edit has not been applied or [Apply Edit Automatically] is disabled, apply it manually as follows.

 

  1. Select [Edit]-[Apply Edit] on the right-click menu, and re-execute.
     

    • The re-execution will be done in the chronological order.

  1. Once completed, the dialog for confirmation will show up.
    At that moment, the viewpoint can be changed to see the modification is done properly.
    If satisfied, select "Yes".
     

    • If "No" is selected, the model will be back to the one before the edit.
      Redo or cancel the edit if necessary.

  • If the dialog box below shows up,



    the applied edit might result in the unexpected body count and allocation.
    See [Body Count Change by Edit].
     

 

  • If the dialog box below shows up,



    as a result of editing history,
    either one or more of body attribute, material property, boundary condition, or partial mesh size
    shown in the dialog box might have been removed from the body or the topology. Check the model.
     

 
Note 1: Color of commands

The color of commands changes as follows.

 

Command as original

Edited command

Command affected by modified variable

Command where error exists

 

Note 2: Right-click menu

Menu

Notes

Edit

Sets the selected item to the edit mode.

Cancel Edit

Cancels the edit by the selected command.

* This command is not for the edit item but for the command.

Cancel All Edits

Cancels all the edits.

Apply Edit

Modifies the model based on the applied edits.

* Re-executed from the modified point.

Apply Edit Automatically

Applies the edit automatically.

Cleanup

Checks and deletes the history of settings of body attribute and material property, and the deleted bodies.
See [History Cleanup] for details.

 

Note 3: Inexecutable operations during edit

The following operations are not allowed to execute during the edit or if the variables are modified.
 

    • Saving the model

    • Exiting the modeling

    • Creating meshes

    • Saving the macros
       

For these operations, you will be asked to select either "Apply Edit" or "Cancel Edit". Select either one to continue.