Besides the normal context menu entries, such as visibility, the following context menu commands are unique to the Simulation environment:
| Browser node | Command | Description |
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| Simulation | Activate | Makes the selected simulation the active simulation, and deactivates the current simulation, if there is one. |
| Edit Simulation Properties | Displays the Edit Simulation Properties dialog box, where you can modify the selected properties of the simulation. | |
| Mesh Settings | Displays the Mesh Settings dialog box, where you can modify the mesh settings for the current simulation. | |
| Mesh View | Activates the Mesh View command and overlays model geometry with a mesh as defined by the mesh settings. | |
| Simulate... | Activates the Simulate command and displays the Simulate dialog box. | |
| Copy Simulation | Copies the selected simulation and pastes it into the current document browser, making it the active simulation. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected simulation. | |
| Assembly | Show Parameters | Displays a list of assembly parameters from which you can nominate parameters for analysis. Displays for Parametric Dimension simulations only. |
| Assembly (as subassembly) | Show Parameters | Displays a list of assembly parameters from which you can nominate parameters for analysis. Displays for Parametric Dimension simulations only. |
| Exclude From Simulation | Removes the selected assembly from the components being analyzed. | |
| Part | Show Parameters | Displays a list of part parameters from which you can nominate parameters for analysis. |
| Edit Contacts | Displays the Edit (Type) Contacts dialog box according to the selected type. You can edit contact parameters. | |
| Exclude From Simulation | Removes the selected part from the components being analyzed. | |
| Part Feature | Show Parameters | Displays a list of feature parameters from which you can nominate parameters for analysis. |
| Material | Assign Materials | Displays the Assign Materials dialog box, where you make alternate material assignments for analysis purposes. |
| Override Material > Component | Remove Redundant Overrides | Removes redundancies in the material overrides. Combines the components under one override material folder. |
| Delete Materials | Reverts the material override to the previously defined material. The component node is removed from the folder. | |
| Promote materials to model | Performs a CAD Edit for the iProperties of the component. Pushes the material assignment into the component, replacing the previous material. | |
| Constraints | Edit (type) Constraint | Displays the Edit (Type) Constraint dialog box according to the selected type. You can modify constraints at any time in the process. |
| Reaction Forces | Displays the Reaction Forces dialog box, reporting those forces and moments according to the constraint type. | |
| Suppress | Suppresses the selected constraint. Suppressed constraints are not analyzed. | |
| Copy / Paste | Copies the selected constraint to the Inventor clipboard. Paste adds the constraint to another simulation within the document. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected constraint. | |
| Loads | Edit (load type) | Displays the Edit (load Type) dialog box according to the selected type. You can define or modify load parameters. |
| Suppress | Suppresses the selected load. To update the results after suppressing a load, right-click the Results node and click Simulate. | |
| Copy / Paste | Copies the selected load to the Inventor clipboard. Paste adds the load into another simulation within the same document. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected load. | |
| Contacts | Automatic Contacts | Activates the Automatic Contacts command. The component is evaluated and contact conditions established for the simulation. |
| Update Automatic Contacts | Evaluates and solves contacts to make them current. | |
| (Type) contact | Edit Contact | Displays the Edit (Type) Contact dialog box according to the selected type. You can modify the contact type and parameters. |
| Suppress | Suppresses the selected contact. | |
| Mesh | Local Mesh Control | Displays the Local Mesh Control dialog box, where you can select and specify a local mesh control for a model face or edge. |
| Mesh Settings | Displays the Mesh Settings dialog box, where you define the simulation mesh parameters. | |
| Mesh View | Activates the command and overlays model geometry with a mesh as defined by the mesh settings. | |
| Update Mesh | Evaluates and solves the mesh to make it current. | |
| Midsurface | Edit Shell | Displays the Edit Shell dialog box, where you can view the Thickness of selected body. |
| Visibity | Switches on or off the visibility of selected body. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected shell feature. | |
| Show Thickness | Displays the Shell Thickness dialog box, where you can view the thickness for a particular configuration in a parametric dimension simulation. | |
| Offset | Edit Shell | Displays the Edit Shell dialog box, where you can view the Thickness of selected body. |
| Visibity | Switches on or off the visibility of selected shell feature. | |
| Delete | Deletes the selected shell feature. | |
| Show Thickness | Displays the Shell Thickness dialog box, where you can view the thickness for a particular configuration in a parametric dimension simulation. | |
| Local Mesh Control | Edit Local Mesh Control | Displays the Local Mesh Control dialog box, where you can add additional faces or change the mesh size. |
| Delete | Deletes the Local Mesh Control. | |
| Results | Convergence Plot | Displays the Convergence Plot inside a dialog box. |
| Simulation Log | Displays the Simulation Log inside a dialog box. | |
| Create Result Parameters | Outputs the simulation results to the document parameter table. Return to the Part or Assembly environment and click the Parameter command to see the parameters. | |
| Results Nodes | Activate | Makes the selected simulation result current, and displays it in the graphics region. The command is disabled when not applicable. |
Context menu entries, when enabled can be used in the stress analysis environment.
Browser node decorations
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Analysis information that is stale, or is no longer up-to-date, has a lightning bolt status icon to the left of the browser node. This icon alerts you to take action to update the simulation or an aspect of it, such as the model mesh or results. |
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At a parent node, the warning icon generally indicates that at least one unsuppressed child node has a warning. At a child node, the icon indicates an outstanding issue such as an insufficiently defined override material. |