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====== Controls ======

All controls in Scan&Solve™ are aggregated in three tabs: [[controls#Specify Tab Control|Specify Tab]] for setting up the analysis problem, [[controls#View Tab Controls|View Tab]] and [[controls#Advanced View Tab Controls|Advanced View Tab]] for visualizing the computed solution, and [[controls#Settings Tab Controls|Settings Tab Controls]] for adjusting simulation parameters.


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===== Specify Tab Control =====

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^Control ^Action|
|Custom [Material]|Define custom materials. It is the first entry in the materials pull down menu.|
|Material Display [Material]|Shows a short description of the chosen material's properties.|
|Add [Restraints]|Restrain faces or edges of the solid|
|Edit [Restraints]|Indicate directional or partial restraints on previously restrained faces and edges|
|Delete [Restraints]|Remove restraints from previously restrained faces|
|Add [Loads]|Apply surface and/or body loads|
|Edit [Loads]|Edit direction and magnitude of previously applied loads|
|Delete [Loads]|Remove previously specified loads|
|Gravity (Check box)|Turn gravity on/off. Gravity always acts vertically in -Z direction.|
|Resolution (slider)|Adjust the number of elements (degrees of freedom) use to approximate the solution.|
|Go|Initiates the Scan&Solve™ solution procedure|
|Done|Exit Scan&Solve™ after saving the current setup and the last computed solution.|
|Purge|Remove analysis results from the Rhino model and file|
|Cancel|Exit Scan&Solve™ without making changes.|

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===== View Tab Controls =====

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^Control^Action|
|Danger Level [Component]|Pull down to select the default failure criterion for the material|
|Deflection (Slider)|Set the magnification factor to visualize the computed displacement|
|Minimum [Mark]|Display the value and the location of the minimum computed value of danger level|
|Point [Mark]|Display the computed value of danger level at a selected point|
|Maximum [Mark]|Display the value and the location of the maximum computed value of danger level|
|Clear [Mark]|Clears the Minimum, Point, Maximum labels.|
|On [Section]|Turns sections planes on and off.|
|X-axis [Section]|Section plane splits along X-axis.|
|Y-axis [Section]|Section plane splits along Y-axis.|
|Z-axis [Section]|Section plane splits along Z-axis.|
|Flip [Section]|Flip orientation of the section plane.|
|Advanced|Switches to Advanced View mode, with many additional options|
|Bake|The shown deformed solid is saved as a Rhino boundary mesh model|
|Report|Generate web ready report of the last analysis|

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===== Advanced View Tab Controls =====

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^Control^Action|
|Legend|Pull down to select different color schemes for the failure criterion display|
|Max [Legend]|Adjust the maximum value of the legend|
|Min [Legend]|Adjust the minimum value of the legend|
|Reset|Reset Advanced View settings back to default values|

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===== Settings Tab Controls =====

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^Control^Action|
|Linear Solver|Radio button selects the solver to use when computing the solution.      |
|    :::      |- The direct sparse solver (**DSS**) is very fast but because it can consume large amounts of memory it is best used on simulations at resolutions less than 100000.|
|    :::      |- The iterative sparse solver (**ISS**) is moderately fast and is fairly memory-frugal.|
|    :::      |- The Scan&Solve solver (**SnS**) is the default iterative solver that allows visual feedback of the solution progress.|
|Precision|Adjusts the relative precision at which the iterative solvers will finish. Smaller values increase solution accuracy at the expense of solving time.|
|Simulation Settings|Displays detailed technical information about the current simulation settings.|
|Show Grid| Checkbox enables/disables display of the solution grid during simulation setup and visualization.|
|[Grid Color] | Select the color used for displaying the solution grid.|
|Defaults|Returns the simulation settings to the default values.|

See [[wiki:sns:sns2014:switch solvers|Solvers]] for more on the solvers and setting tab controls.