After populating the Load tab, select a method to display the participation
data.
Bar
Plot modal/panel participations to an acoustic or structural response on
a bar chart.
Enter a specific frequency in the Specific
frequency field, or use the slider bar to select a
frequency value. When you use the slider bar to select a frequency, a
red line is displayed on the response plot. This line is dragged
simultaneously as you drag the slider bar.
Show highest contributor
Select the highest number of contributors to display.
Complex component
Projected: Plots scalar participation values after
projection to the response. The positive values are in-phase
with the response and the negative values are out-of-phase.
Available for Bar and Polar plots only.
Magnitude: Plots
the magnitude of the complex participation values.
Available for Bar, Sand Dune, 3D Bar, and 3D Surface
plots only.
Magnitude-Phase: Plots the magnitude
and phase of the complex participation values. Available
for Polar, 3D Polar, and 2D Line plots only.
Abs
of Projected: Plots the absolute value of the complex
participations after projection to the response.
Available for 2D Line, Sand Dune, and 3D Surface plots
only.
Rank by
Abs of Projected: Contributors are ranked by the area under
the curve of the absolute values of their participations
projected to the response.
Magnitude: Contributors are
ranked by the area under the curve of the magnitude of
their participations.
Abs of Projected RSS:
Contributors are ranked by the root sum of squares of
their participations at selected frequencies projected
to the response.
Magnitude RSS: Contributors are
ranked by the root sum of squares of the magnitude of
their participations at selected
frequencies.
A-Weighted RSS: Contributors are
ranked by the root sum of squares of the A-weighted
complex component (abs of projected or magnitude,
depending on user selection) of their participations at
selected frequencies.
Display Options
Use the Display Options dialog to customize the plot,
including scale, weighting, and the plot layout.
Display
Click Display to display the response
plot.
Polar
Creates a 2D polar plot of the contributing modes/panels at a specific
frequency.
Enter a specific frequency in the Specific
frequency field, or use the slider bar to select a
frequency value. When you use the slider bar to select a frequency, a
red line is displayed on the response plot. The line is dragged
simultaneously as you drag the slider bar.
All other options are similar to those for the Bar plot.
2D Line
Creates a plot of modal/panel participations to an acoustic or
structural response on a 2D line plot (overlay).
Frequency range indicates the available range, based on your PCH or F06
file.
Using the From and To
fields, customize your own frequency band.
All other options are similar to those for the Bar plot.
Sand Dune
Creates a plot of modal/panel participations to an acoustic or
structural response on a Sand Dune plot, in which each contributor’s
value is stacked on top of the previous ones, thus generating a distinct
color band for easy identification.
Frequency range indicates the available range, based on your PCH or F06
file.
Using the From and To
fields, you can customize your own frequency band.
All other options are similar to those for the Bar plot.
3D Polar Plot
Frequency range indicates the available range, based on your PCH or F06
file.
Using the From and To
fields, you can customize your own frequency band.
All other options are similar to those for the Bar plot.
3D Bar Plot
Creates a plot of modal/panel participations to a 3D Bar plot.
Frequency range indicates the available range, based on your PCH or F06
file.
Using the From and To
fields, you can customize your own frequency band.
All other options are similar to those for the Bar plot.
3D Surface Plot
Creates a plot of modal/panel participations to a 3D Surface plot.
Frequency range indicates the available range, based on your PCH or F06
file.
Using the From and To
fields, you can customize your own frequency band.
All other options are similar to those for the Bar plot.
