Simplifying Representation

This task shows how to display a simplified representation while moving an image.

Only available with the ELFINI Structural Analysis (EST) product.

• An image must must have been created.
• The image must be activated.

Open the sample26.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory.

• Go to View > Render Style > Customize View and make sure the Edges, Shading, Outline and Materials options are active in the Custom View Modes dialog box.

• Compute the solution.
  To do this, click Compute .

• Activate an image.
  In this particular example, right-click the Von Mises Stress (nodal value) image in the specification tree and select the Activate/Deactivate contextual menu.

1. Click Simplified Representation .

2. Select an image in the specification tree.

   In this particular example, select the Von Mises Stress (nodal value) image in the specification tree. The Simplified Representation dialog box appears. None: no simplified representation Bounding box: displays the image bounding box while moving Compressed: reduces the number of graphical entities of the representation. The Rate list lets you choose the desired degree of reduction (Low, Medium, High).   The Compressed option is not available in the following cases: Text image type Symbol image type the Shrink coefficient is not equal to 1.00 (for more details, refer to the Visualization Options dialog box) the Display element without value is activated (for more details, refer to the Visualization Options dialog box) This option could require significant computation time, so the Compressed Representation status bar appears to inform you about the progress of compression: At any time, you can click the Cancel button to stop the compression process.

3. Click Bounding Box.

4. Click OK.

5. Zoom, pan or rotate the image.

   The bounding box representation appears as shown below: As soon as you release the mouse buttons, the bounding box representation is hidden.

The current simplified representation is lost if you:

• edit the image

• activate/deactivate the image

• close the CATAnalysis file even if you saved it.

Restrictions

1. Some visualization elements are not taken into account by the Compressed representation mode

   nodes (visualized using the Display nodes option) small elements (visualized using the Display small elements option)

2. Images with isolines:

   Here you can find an example of isoclines: The isolines are visible if you deactivate the Material option in the Custom View Modes dialog box (View > Render Style > Customize View menu). In this case, the isolines are not taken into account by the Compressed representation mode.

3. The Compressed representation is not displayed while moving in the following cases:

   • the Triangles option is activated in the Custom View Modes dialog box (View > Render Style > Customize View menu).

   • the Shading option is deactivated in the Custom View Modes dialog box (View > Render Style > Customize View menu) when visualizing a fringe image type.