The Design Scenario dialog box allows you to define up to 100 what if scenarios and specify up to 25 locations for viewing results.
Define Scenarios
Define design scenario
No. of scenarios. Set the number of design scenarios (sets) that you plan to define. You can define up to 10,000 sets.
Update. Click to update the design scenario table if you change the number of scenarios.
Save. Click to export the design scenario table to an Excel file (*.csv).
Import. Click to import an Excel file (*.csv). Example.
Design scenario table. Type the values of the parameters in each design scenario. To activate a parameter (row), click the associated check box. If you uncheck a row, the program assumes the initial value for all sets. To deactivate a set, click its check box. Each column defines a design scenario. The check mark indicates that the set is active. Unchecked columns are ignored when running the associate study. The User defined column lists the initial parameter values defined in the Parameter list box. These values cannot be edited in this table.
Run options. Sets the design scenarios to run.
All scenarios. Instructs the program to run all active design scenarios.
One scenario. Instructs the program to run the selected design scenario.
Stop and prompt with error messages when a scenario fails. Check this box if you want the program to stop when it encounters an error while running a design scenario. With this box checked, if the program encounters an error, it issues a message explaining the error. You will have the option to continue or to stop running the subsequent design scenarios. If you choose to continue running the failed scenario, other messages may be issued depending on the type of the original error message.
Result Locations
Define result locations
Defined locations. List previously selected result locations (vertices).
New Locations. Use this list box to add more result locations.
You can change the default name of a selected location
in the Defined locations or the
New locations list box by double-clicking
on it, then type a new name in the Rename
dialog box and click OK.
Delete all locations and clear summary. Click this button to delete the selected result locations and the result summary.
If you do not select result locations, the program
will calculate the global maximum of the results for all active sets.