Parts

Use Parts to assess results on selected parts. Results Parts can also be designated as Summary Parts, and used in the Decision Center to assess Critical values.

An example of using a Result Part is an electronic power inverter. The temperature on several components cannot exceed a value of 60°C. After the Scenario is run to convergence, obtain the temperature on each component using the Part dialog.

To compare the resultant temperature on a component from several Scenarios in the Design Study, make them Summary Points, and compare their values in the Decision Center.

Extract results from:

• Fluids
• Solids
• Internal fans
• Compact thermal models

To view results

1. Click Results (tab) > Results Tasks (panel) > Parts to open the Parts dialog.
2. Select parts of interest from the model.
3. Click Calculate either on the Parts dialog or from the Parts context menu.

Note: To change units, make the part a Summary Part, and modify the units in the Critical Values table.

Note: Part-based results are computed on a nodal basis.

To designate a part as a Summary part

• Either click Make Summary on the Parts context panel or check the box adjacent to the part name on the Parts dialog.

To view the list of Summary parts

• Click the Summary parts tab on the Parts dialog.

Note: The Part is listed as a Summary Part in the Decision Center. Results on the part from each scenario are listed in the Critical Values table of the Output Bar.

For more about using a boundary condition to define a Summary Part...

To delete a Summary Part:

1. In the Decision Center, right click on the Summary Part.
2. Click Remove.

Note: This removes the Summary Part designation from the part; it does not delete the part from the model.

Related Topics

• Planes

• Iso Surface

• Wall Calculator

• Point

• Filter

• FEA Mapping

• Critical Values

• Example using Summary Parts