Journaling

This section gives you information about the commands of the Generative Structural Analysis workbench you can record in a macro.

If you perform a task repeatedly, you can take advantage of a macro to automate it. A macro is a series of functions, written in a scripting language, that you group in a single command to perform the requested task automatically.

Journaling means that you can record a macro using the Tools > Macro > Start Recording... menu.

For more details, refer to the Automation Documentation.

Which functionality supports journaling?
Which contextual menu supports journaling?

Which functionality supports journaling?

The following table shows you which commands you can record in a macro:

Analysis Cases		Recording Macros (Journaling)
	Static Case
	Static Constrained Case
	Frequency Case
	Buckling Case
	Combined Case
	Preprocessing Case
	Solution Case
	Envelop Case
	Harmonic Dynamic Response
	Transient Dynamic Response
Modulation		Journaling
	White Noise Modulation
	Import Frequency Modulation
	Import Time Modulation
Model Manager		Journaling
	3D Mesh Part
	2D Mesh Part
	1D Mesh Part
	Local Mesh Sizes
	Local Mesh Sags
	Element Type
	3D Property
	2D Property
	Imported Composite Property
	1D Property
	Imported Beam Property
	Mapping Property
	Check the Model
	User Material
Mesh Specifications		Journaling
	Adaptivity Boxes
Groups		Journaling
	Group Points
	Group Lines
	Group Surfaces
	Group Bodies
	Box Group
	Sphere Group
	Point Group by Neighborhood
	Line Group by Neighborhood
	Surface Group by Neighborhood
	Line Group by Boundary
	Surface Group by Boundary
Analysis Connections		Journaling
	General Connections
	Point Analysis Connections
	Point Analysis Connections within one Part
	Line Analysis Connections
	Line Analysis Connections within one Part
	Surface Analysis Connections
	Surface Analysis Connections within one Part
	Points To Points Analysis Connections
	Point Analysis Interface
Connection Properties		Journaling
	Fastened Connection Property
	Fastened Spring Connection Property
	Slider Connection Property
	Contact Connection Property
	Pressure Fitting Connection Property
	Bolt Tightening Connection Property
	Virtual Rigid Bolt Tightening Connection Property
	Virtual Spring Bolt Tightening Connection Property
	Rigid Connection Property
	Smooth Connection Property
	User-Defined Distant Connection Properties
	Spot Welding Connection Properties
	Seam Welding Connection Properties
	Surface Welding Connection Properties
	Nodes To Nodes Analysis Connections
	Node Analysis Interface
Analysis Assembly		Journaling
	Analysis Assembly 2D Viewer
Virtual Parts		Journaling
	Rigid Virtual Parts
	Smooth Virtual Parts
	Contact Virtual Parts
	Rigid Spring Virtual Parts
	Spring Smooth Virtual Parts
	Periodicity Conditions
Mass Equipment		Journaling
	Distributed Mass
	Line Mass Densities
	Surface Mass Densities
	Distributed Inertia
	Combined Masses
	Assembled Masses
Restraints		Journaling
	Clamps
	Surface Sliders
	Ball Joins
	Sliders
	Pivots
	Sliding Pivots
	User-defined Restraints
	Iso-static Restraints
Loads		Journaling
	Pressures
	Distributed Force
	Moment
	Bearing Load
	Importing Forces
	Importing Moments
	Line Force Density
	Surface Force Density
	Volume Force Density
	Force Density
	Acceleration
	Rotation Force
	Enforced Displacement
	Temperature Field
	Temperature Field from Thermal Solution
	Combined Loads
	Assembled Loads
Sensors		Journaling
	Global Sensors
	Local Sensors
	Reaction Sensors
	Applied Load Sensors
	Internal Load Sensors
	Multi Load Sensors
	Inertia Sensors
Results Computation		Journaling
	External Storage
	External Storage Clean-up
	Temporary External Storage
	Compute
	Compute with Adaptivity
	Compute using a Batch
Results Visualization		Journaling
	Deformation
	Von Mises Stresses
	Displacements
	Principal Stresses
	Precisions
	Generate Report
	Generate Advanced Report
	Historic of Computation
	Elfini Solver Log
	Animate Image
	Cut Plane Analysis
	Amplification Magnitude
	Extrema Detection
	Information
	Images Layout
	Simplified Representation

Which contextual menu supports journaling?

The following table shows you which contextual menus you can record in a macro:

Contextual Menu	Journaling






















on Finite Element Model set
Restraints Visualization on Mesh
Loads Visualization on Mesh
Masses Visualization on Mesh




for sensor
for modulation
for dynamic response solutions