APPLICATION
AutoForm-DataManager is a tool designed to help users administer AutoForm simulation data. It offers support in searching, organizing, handling and comparing simulation data. There are two basic applications:
As a file browser with special features for AutoForm files To help users organize and search for AutoForm simulations based on information available in simulation files (such as job status, material, comments, ...)
To help users administer simulation files, AutoFormDataManager incorporates a database. The user can define filters to isolate the simulation files he needs from all the other entries in the database on the basis of certain properties.
Using special properties such as part name and number, customer, vehicle program and so on allows you to efficiently
organize the data on the basis of several filter definitions.
DESCRIPTION
Main window
The main window is divided into several areas:
Fig. 1: DataManager main window
Tree panel (top left): The Pools mode allows you to set intelligent filters to narrow down your search for simulation
file properties in your database. Switching to Browser mode enables a file browser with which you can navigate
within the physical file system using special features for AutoForm files.
File panel (on the right): Displays search results for a selected filter (Pool mode) or files/folders from the file system
(Browser mode), filters the status and type of simulation files, starts the UserInterface.
Info panel (bottom left): Previews, job monitor to check calculation progress
Menus: Access to all DataManager features
Toolbar: Selects main features using buttons.
Status bar: Information on the feature currently used.
Easy Handling of AutoForm Files
DESCRIPTION
AutoFormDataManager provides users with special features to allow them to handle AutoForm simulation files effectively:
Opening sim files by double clicking and starting a new UserInterface or by using the context menu (right mouse button) in an
already active UserInterface, i.e. closing the currently open simulation.
Create a new simulation using the toolbar (New simulation icon) or the menu AutoForm > New. To do so, you have to
specify both the type of simulation and the file name and path. If you select a path in the file browser, this will be kept as
default value.
Opening reports in AutoFormDataManager by doubleclicking or using a context menu.
Strip, Compact, Duplicate function for selected simulation files using the menu, the context menu or the toolbar. Strip:
Removes results from the simulation file. Compact: Keeps the last increment of each process step and deletes all other
results. Duplicate: Makes a copy of the simulation file without any results. The filename for the simulation file is simulation
filename_d.sim, unless the name has been already assigned, in which case the simulation file is named simulation
filename_d_1.sim.
Comparing simulation files: For a number of selected simulation files the user can open the Compare dialog by clicking on
the Compare ... icon in the toolbar or by clicking on the context menu or the View > Compare menu. This dialog displays
the most important attributes and shows previews of two of the selected simulation files. Parameters which differ are shown in
blue. By using the selection box in the top part of the window you can indicate the parameters of which of the simulation files
selected in the Compare dialog you would like to display.
Fig. 1: Compare dialog to compare simulation files
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