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Table of Contents of Chapter 2
S4WT Desktop Zones
Specific Desktop Zones●
S4WT Main Tools●
Tree View●
Context Menus●
Property View●
Property Editor ●
Tree Editor ●
3d Model View●
Menus
Useful Desktop Functions
Getting help
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Sequence of Working Procedure
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S4WT Desktop Zones Specific Desktop Zones
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Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
Samcef for Wind Turbines Desktop Zones
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1: S4WT Main Tools, accessible by buttons
Specific Desktop Tools: Main Tools
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S4WT Desktop Zones Specific Desktop Tools
● S4WT Main Tools● Tree View● Context Menus● Property View● Property Editor ● Tree Editor ● 3d Model View● Menus
Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
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S4WT Main Tools, accessible by menu
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Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
Specific Desktop Tools: Main Tools
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Wind Turbine InitialisationSet up a new wind turbine model, partly or completely based on the internal model
Functions ManagerDefine functions to be used for external load definition and for
definition of model properties
Load case Manager: Define Load Cases and Scenarios to be used in analysis
Refresh the 3D-viewerReload the graphics according to all modifications in the model and its parameters
S4WT Main Tools (1)
Main Tools: Functionalities
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Import Object LibrariesImport external libraries of predefined / previously exported data for load cases and parameters into the session (these objects are called Engineering Objects as explained later)
Super Element ConversionConverts Ansys or Nastran super elements for inclusion into S4WT
Start an AnalysisStarts the simulation of selected analysis
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Main Tools: Functionalities
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Samcef Field Preprocessing: Displays selected component model in SField.
Samcef Field PostprocessingDisplay simulation results (animations, curves) and model in SFieldAnalysis/results to be displayed must be selected
S4WT Main Tools, S4WT Modeler (SField) specific●
Accessible via S4WT menu
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Main Tools: Functionalities
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Display BACON ModelDisplays complete model in BACON, transforms included SField
models into BACON
BACON PostprocessorDisplays complete model in BACON and loads result files
All tools will be explained in chapters 4 and 5.
S4WT Main Tools, BACON specific●
Accessible via S4WT menu
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Main Tools: Functionalities
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2: Object Tree View
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Browse for all objects within open S4WT session: hierarchical model components (SEAs, SEs), analyses/results, engineering objects (EOs), load cases, functions
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Sort and filter by various criteria
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Specific Desktop Tools: Tree View
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Tree View
SEA
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EO = Engineering ObjectSE = Simulation ElementSEA = Simulation Element Assembly
Example of a standard gearbox (2 planetary, 1 parallel):Analysis
SE
EO
SEA
WT
SEA
Gearbox
Housing
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
• arm position• Y positive• Y negative
• number
of planets• distances• teeth
properties• diameters• …
• position• distances• teeth
properties• diameters• …
• number
of planets• distances• teeth
properties• diameters• …
Tree View: Object Hierarchy
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Operations on Tree View
Filter tree view by:●
List:
all objects appear unsorted●
Model elements SE, SEA:
only model elements & analyses are displayed●
Analysis objects Analysis, Run:
All analyses and runs are displayed●
Data objects Load Case, EO:
Data objects are displayed, sorted by their types
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Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
Tree View: Operations
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Operations on Tree View●
Filter tree view in addition by wildcard characters for object names
The filtered tree view is subjected to a secondary filter●
Select objects from tree view by wildcard characters
Characters are for instance “*”
and “?”●
Re-access defined filters●
Work with large data sets
e.g. with a high number of load cases and analyses
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Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
Tree View: Operations
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Engineering Object
Simulation Element
Assembly
Wind Turbine Assembly
Object Context Menus●
Specific entries in context menus for each object in tree view and property editor (explained in chapter 3)
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Tree View: Context Menus
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3: Object Property View
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Browse for EOs
(data containers) of chosen SE/SEA●
Open corresponding editors
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Property view
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Specific Desktop Tools: Property View
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Property View: Selection-dependent Population
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4: Editors: Property Editor / Tree Editor
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Access and modify all numeric data of selected EO in property editor
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4.1 Property Editor
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Editors: Property Editor / Tree Editor
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Access and modify all numeric data of the object selected in tree view●
The
Tree Editor can be moved above View3d
4.2 Tree Editor
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5Model
View3D
5: Graphical View
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View graphical representation of actual WT model
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Features of View3D●
Zoom, translate and rotate view
Hold the ctrl-button and left, middle or right mouse button, move mouse
CATIA-style (middle mouse button, + right or left one)
Alternative: click one of the icons , move mouse
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Align view to coordinate axes by
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Take a screenshot of the view by
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Change appearance of objects (wireframe/shaded, color) by EO view options of corresponding SE or SE contextual menu
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6: The Menus●
File menu:
Standard operations on session: new session, load, load previous, save, close
Operations on engineering objects:
Import shared workspace: Import all EOs
used and exported from a previous session
Import single EO
Export EO / shared workspace●
Edit menu:
Undo / Redo last operation (only in debug mode)
Go forward / backward one selection: navigate through the selection history (no undo)
Rename / delete selected object
Setting Preferences: Units / Options
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Display menu:
Show / hide all: visibility of complete model view3D
Fix selection in display: display only selected component
Remove selection from display: Display all but selected component
Show / hide current selection
Access display options
Set tree view display (by SEA, by load case, …)●
Model menu:
Create SEA: Create new SEA of existent SEs●
Data menu:
Add EO in shared workspace: Create a new EO in the shared workspace of the session
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Useful Desktop Functions
Enlarge/hide window parts:●
By clicking the icon in the upper right corner of a window part, this window can be enlarged for easy data entry
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Navigate in selections:●
See a history of the latest selections (no undo)
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Useful Desktop Functions
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Menu Edit > Preferences:●
Set output file content, edit multiple options
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Useful Desktop Functions
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Menu Edit > Unit Preferences:●
Set S4WT Desktop units and S4WT Solver units●
Solver units MUST be set to [m, kg, s, A]●
Desktop units are arbitrary
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Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
Useful Desktop Functions
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Menu HelpChapter 2: S4WT Desktop
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Getting Help
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CAESAM Analyst helpChapter 2: S4WT Desktop
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Getting Help
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S4WT helpChapter 2: S4WT Desktop
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Useful Desktop Functions Getting help
Getting Help