Changing Units - Scan-and-Solve for Rhino2024-03-29T14:57:48Zhttp://www.scan-and-solve.com/forum/topics/changing-units?commentId=6083097%3AComment%3A29541&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks Michael. Since this is…tag:www.scan-and-solve.com,2012-02-27:6083097:Comment:295412012-02-27T22:56:13.429ZNickhttp://www.scan-and-solve.com/profile/Nick
<p>Thanks Michael. Since this is probably a rare occurrence it isn't necessary to have a feature for changing units.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Maybe a units item in the results tab and displaying the reaction forces will be enough to alert users to any inconsistencies. I only picked up on it when I checked the weight of the item. Those things are our human checks to see if it is being modelled and solved correctly, they're things that a computer can't really comprehend.</p>
<p>regards,</p>
<p>Nick.</p>
<p>Thanks Michael. Since this is probably a rare occurrence it isn't necessary to have a feature for changing units.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Maybe a units item in the results tab and displaying the reaction forces will be enough to alert users to any inconsistencies. I only picked up on it when I checked the weight of the item. Those things are our human checks to see if it is being modelled and solved correctly, they're things that a computer can't really comprehend.</p>
<p>regards,</p>
<p>Nick.</p> All,
Regarding "clear results…tag:www.scan-and-solve.com,2012-02-27:6083097:Comment:296242012-02-27T16:27:29.606ZMichael Freytaghttp://www.scan-and-solve.com/profile/MichaelFreytag
<p>All,</p>
<p>Regarding "clear results," the [Purge] button on the Specify tab will clear solution results. It won't do anything for changes in units.</p>
<p>Try the latest version (1.4.1.8). It checks for a change in units in the Rhino document and prompts the user for guidance. It will also warn if unsupported length units are being used to model the geometry.</p>
<p>~Michael</p>
<p>All,</p>
<p>Regarding "clear results," the [Purge] button on the Specify tab will clear solution results. It won't do anything for changes in units.</p>
<p>Try the latest version (1.4.1.8). It checks for a change in units in the Rhino document and prompts the user for guidance. It will also warn if unsupported length units are being used to model the geometry.</p>
<p>~Michael</p> HI:
It sounds like Scan and…tag:www.scan-and-solve.com,2012-02-26:6083097:Comment:293692012-02-26T23:29:25.271ZBob Johanssonhttp://www.scan-and-solve.com/profile/BobJohansson507
<p>HI:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It sounds like Scan and Solve is missing a "clear results" command which</p>
<p>clears the current analysis results without having to re-apply the loads, contraints</p>
<p>or other settings.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So you would clear the current analysis results.</p>
<p>Change the units</p>
<p>Then do a new analysis</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thx,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bob</p>
<p> </p>
<p>HI:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It sounds like Scan and Solve is missing a "clear results" command which</p>
<p>clears the current analysis results without having to re-apply the loads, contraints</p>
<p>or other settings.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So you would clear the current analysis results.</p>
<p>Change the units</p>
<p>Then do a new analysis</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thx,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bob</p>
<p> </p> Nick,
Unfortunately, there is…tag:www.scan-and-solve.com,2012-02-16:6083097:Comment:294242012-02-16T04:23:25.908ZMichael Freytaghttp://www.scan-and-solve.com/profile/MichaelFreytag
<p>Nick,</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there isn't currently a way to change the analysis units once they've been established.</p>
<p>You can explode the model to clear out the Scan&Solve data and join it back together to establish the new units. Of course you'll have to re-apply the restraints, loads and other settings.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, if Scan&Solve would modify the analysis units to always match the Rhino units (scaling the loads into the new units), would this be acceptable…</p>
<p>Nick,</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there isn't currently a way to change the analysis units once they've been established.</p>
<p>You can explode the model to clear out the Scan&Solve data and join it back together to establish the new units. Of course you'll have to re-apply the restraints, loads and other settings.</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, if Scan&Solve would modify the analysis units to always match the Rhino units (scaling the loads into the new units), would this be acceptable behavior?</p>
<p>~Michael</p>
<p>EDIT: See my reply below.</p>