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panel and the commands available in the \textbf{Result} menu.
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Results are displayed in the Workspace area.
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\medskip\noindent
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\begin{minipage}{0.64\textwidth}
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\raggedright
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\subsubsection{Manager Results list}
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The {\sl Results} list of the Model Manager panel (shown at right)
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displays the list of user-defined result views in the model.
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In addition to the commands available in the
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\protect\hyperlink{result-menu}{\sl Result menu} (see below), many shortcut
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commands can be used to manage results in the {\sl Results} list.
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The shortcut menu, which is accessed by right-clicking in the Model Manager
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panel, displays commands relevant for the selected object only.
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\vskip\baselineskip
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Each curve object in the Model Manager {\sl Result} list has an icon next to
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the curve name, representing its legend. The curve color and symbol can be
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changed in the {\sl Appearance} tab (see \refSection{appearance}{Appearance}).
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\end{minipage}%
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\hfill\begin{minipage}{0.28\textwidth}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/7-RightClickMenuInResultsList}
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\end{minipage}
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\medskip
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\subsubsection{Manager Results list}
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\medskip\noindent
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\def\fwidth{0.28\textwidth}
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\begin{wrapfigure}[13]{r}{\fwidth}
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\vspace{-15mm}
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\includegraphics[width=\fwidth]{Figures/7-RightClickMenuInResultsList}
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\end{wrapfigure}
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The {\sl Results} list of the Model Manager panel (shown at right)
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displays the list of user-defined result views in the model.
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In addition to the commands available in the
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\protect\hyperlink{result-menu}{\sl Result menu} (see below), many shortcut
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commands can be used to manage results in the {\sl Results} list.
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The shortcut menu, which is accessed by right-clicking in the Model Manager
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panel, displays commands relevant for the selected object only.
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Each curve object in the Model Manager \newline {\sl Results} list
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has an icon next to the curve name, \newline representing its legend.
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The curve color and symbol \newline can be changed in the {\sl Appearance} tab
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\newline(see \refSection{appearance}{Appearance}).
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\bigskip\noindent
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\begin{minipage}{0.5\textwidth}
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\raggedright
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\SubSubSection{Result menu}{result-menu}
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result views, and managing the result files in your model.
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Use of these commands is explained in the following sections.
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\subsubsection{Workspace area}
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The Workspace area is used to display the graphs and animations you create.
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There are two ways to create these items, either by using the \textbf{New Graph}
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and \textbf{New Curve} commands, or by dragging result variables from the RDB
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selector dialog box into the {\sl Result} list of the Model Manager panel,
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selector dialog box into the {\sl Results} list of the Model Manager panel,
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as described below.
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\SubSubSection{Creating curves and graphs by drag and drop}
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\noindent
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\begin{minipage}{0.58\textwidth}
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\raggedright
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When you need to create several curves and graphs containing results from the
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results database, or want to inspect several result values without the need to
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create persisting graphs for all of them, it is convenient to use the drag and
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drop method to create and sort curves and graphs.
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To create curves or graphs by drag and drop, right-click in the {\sl Result}
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list of the Model Manager panel and select \textbf{Result selector...}
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The RDB selector dialog box then pops up (shown to the right).
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Select the result you want to plot, and drag it from the RDB selector dialog
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box and onto the {\sl Result} list of the Model Manager panel. If you drop it
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on an existing graph, it will be created as a curve in that graph, otherwise
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a new graph will be created with the selected results as a new curve.
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If the graph receiving the new curve is visible,
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the new data is automatically loaded and displayed.
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For more detailed information about the RDB selector dialog box, see
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\refSubSection{selecting-rdb-results}{Selecting RDB results}
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{curve-properties}.
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\hfill\begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figures/Dialogs/7-RDB-Selector-DragAndDrop}
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\def\fwidth{0.4\textwidth}
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\vspace{-5mm}
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\includegraphics[width=\fwidth]{Figures/Dialogs/7-RDB-Selector-DragAndDrop}
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When you need to create several curves and \newline graphs for plotting results
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from the results \newline database, or want to inspect several result values
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without the need to create persisting graphs for all of them,
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it is convenient to use the drag and drop method.
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To create curves or graphs by drag and drop, right-click in the {\sl Results}
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list of the Model Manager panel and select \textbf{Result selector...}
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The RDB selector dialog box then pops up (shown to the right).
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Select the result item you want to plot, and drag it from the RDB selector
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dialog box and onto the {\sl Results} list of the Model Manager panel. If you
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drop it on an existing graph, it will be created as a curve in that graph,
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otherwise a new graph will be created with the selected result as a new curve.
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If the graph receiving the new curve \newline is visible,
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the new data is automatically \newline loaded and displayed.
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For more detailed information about the RDB selector dialog box, see
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\refSubSection{selecting-rdb-results}{Selecting RDB results}{curve-properties}.
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You may also copy or move existing curve objects in the {\sl Results} list
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using drag and drop. To copy a curve, simply click on it and drag it onto the
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Graph where you want the copy to appear (it may also be the same graph).
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To move a curve from one graph to another, press the \textbf{Shift} key before
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This can be achieved in a convenient way using the command labeled
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\textbf{Repeat curve for all objects}. This command is available in the
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right-click menu of the {\sl Result} list of the Model Manager panel,
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right-click menu of the {\sl Results} list of the Model Manager panel,
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when right-clicking a curve. This command repeats the curve definition
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To select the results to plot as $x$- and $y$-axis values for a curve,
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\begin{enumerate}
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In the Model Manager {\sl Results} list, select the curve you want to edit.
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If the mechanism analysis have been performed, variables for the
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Its properties are displayed in the Property Editor panel.
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If the mechanism analysis have been performed, variables for the
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\Section{Animations}{animations}
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Fedem animations are used to visualize the motion or the structural results of
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your model in an intuitive and life-like fashion. Fedem is able to
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utilize part motion, part deformation and
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part color contours to visualize
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your model in an intuitive and life-like fashion.
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