Notes

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Introduction

Notes are text boxes that are added to model results to provide annotations. These annotations provide supplemental information about the model and its results.

The information in a note will be automatically updated as the results are updated.

The Solution browser displays all the note names associated with the active window and allows users to add or delete notes as required.

Additionally, users can toggle on / off the visibility of individual notes by using the Notes icon in the Solution browser.

Creating a Note

  1. To create a Note, pick a node or an element on the model and click the Notes tool from the Result ribbon. A Note can also be added using the “Create Note” option in the GUI right-click menu.
  2. The Note will be created and attached to the selected entity. The result value measured on this entity will then be displayed in the text box.

  3. Notes can only be created for results attached to a solution. They are, listed in the solution browser.

Note Behaviour

  • Click "Update fields to displayed results" to update the displayed result value of notes with respect to the results panel.
  • Click "Fixed fields" to prevent changing the result value in notes when modifying the result panel.

Editing a Note

  1. To edit a Note, double-click on it, which opens the “Edit Default Text” dialog. This dialog allows you to review and modify the content of the note.

  2. Select the available field from the list on the left, then click >> to add it to the note.

  3. Click OK, to add the inserted fields to the Note as shown below,

  4. Users can type their own text on the right side of the dialog. The text will be displayed as it is in the note.

Deleting a Note

To delete a note, right-click on it from the solution browser and select the delete option.

Precision

Users can change the precision values of the results displayed in Notes.