Transfer Path Analysis - Study

Perform a Partial sum, Modify path, Path overlay, or Randomization response study.

To enable this option, you must first plot the path contribution curves.

Subcase

Select a subcase to study from the drop-down menu.

Study path contribution by

Choose between RPM or Frequency.

Frequency range

Indicates the available range, based on the frequencies your TPA has performed.

Use the From and To fields to customize your own frequency range.

Type

The response study type.

Partial sum

Select the path contributions to exclude from the TPA response, with an optional percentage to exclude.

Modify path

Activate path modifications from the Path details dialog, and overlay the TPA response from the modified path with the original TPA response.

Path overlay

Select the specific path contribution curves to overlay with the TPA response.

Randomization

Select the paths for randomization.

% to Exclude

Optional field that allows you to exclude a percentage of the path contributions from the TPA response.

You can also filter path contributors to a smaller set by clicking the Filter Contributor icon to display its dialog.

Select contrib. to:

Select the path contributions that you want to exclude or include in the response study.

Click All to select the entire list of path contributions.

Click None to deselect your current selections.

Click Flip to exchange the currently selected path contributions for the unselected path contributions in the list.

Randomization Options

These options are active only when the Randomization option is chosen from the Type drop-down menu. You can enter the number of randomization runs as well as the magnitude and phase for the randomization of the selected paths.

Sum selection to one contributor

Sums selected contributors into one contributor for overlay. Only available for the Path overlay study type.

Show difference curve as

Shows a difference curve between the original TPA response and the Partial sum or the Modified path TPA response curves.

% of response

Difference curve shows the difference as a percentage of the original TPA response.

Scale same as response

Difference curve shows the difference using the same scale as used in the response plot.

Display Options

Launches the Display Options dialog, which allows you to further customize the plot.

Display

Displays the response study plot once your selections are complete.