Apart from the icons available in the main toolbars, several other shortcuts can be accessed from the icons with a pull down arrow in the toolbars. These shortcuts are also available from the menu items. The explanation for these short cuts is shown below with the appropriate shortcuts from the toolbars, if applicable.
Additional icons and items added may not be shown in this section, new items also have tool tips that appear in the status bar and can be easily recognized.
Display menu and OpenGL toolbar
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Antialiasing menu items |
Antialiasing toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Enable Antialiasing |
Enables/ disables overall antialiasing |
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2 |
Point |
Enables/ disables antialiasing for points |
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3 |
Line |
Enables/ disables antialiasing for lines |
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4 |
Polygon |
Enables/ disables antialiasing for polygons |
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5 |
Alpha |
Chooses alpha blending |
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6 |
Saturate |
Chooses saturate blending |
- |
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Accumulation buffer menu items |
Accumulation buffer toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Enable buffer |
Enables/ disables use of the Accumulation buffer |
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2 |
2x to 32x |
Number of offsets used for jitter |
- |
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Lights menu items |
Lights toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Enable lights |
Enables/ disables Open GL lights |
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2 |
Parallel reflection |
Reflects light is a preferred parallel direction |
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3 |
Material colors |
Uses the specified colors defined for objects |
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4 |
Move lights with objects |
Light sources are moved along with the object during rotation, panning, etc. |
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5 |
Two-sided lighting |
Lights the inside and outside of objects |
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Zoom menu items |
Zoom toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Enable zoom |
Enables/ disables mouse, mouse wheel zooming |
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2 |
Zoom in |
Enlarges the size of object(s) on screen |
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3 |
Zoom out |
Reduces the size of object(s) on screen |
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4 |
Default zoom |
Refreshes the screen after restoring the default zoom |
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Pan menu items |
Pan toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Enable pan |
Enables/ disables panning |
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2 |
Move objects left |
Moves the objects on screen towards the left |
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3 |
Move objects right |
Moves the objects on screen towards the right |
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4 |
Move objects up |
Moves the objects on screen towards the top |
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5 |
Move objects down |
Moves the objects on screen towards the bottom |
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6 |
Default position |
Restores the default x-y coordinates |
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7 |
Default viewpoint |
Restores the default x-y-z coordinates |
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8 |
Parallel to x-y |
Adjusts objects so they are parallel to the screen |
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Outputs menu and Outputs toolbar
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Materials menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Magnet material |
Displays the magnet material data from the database in the Data window |
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2 |
Stator lam material |
Displays the stator lamination steel material data from the database in the Data window |
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3 |
Rotor back iron material |
Displays the rotor hub steel material data from the database in the Data window |
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4 |
Magnet wire material |
Display the magnet wire information from the wire database in the Data window |
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Winding menu items |
Winding toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Winding diagram |
Enables/ disables display of winding diagram |
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2 |
Show all phases |
Shows the winding for phases A, B, and C |
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3 |
Show phase A |
Displays/ hides phase A winding |
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4 |
Show phase B |
Displays/ hides phase B winding |
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5 |
Show phase C |
Displays/ hides phase C winding |
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6 |
Show slot numbers |
Displays/hides the stator slot numbers |
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7 |
Sensor position |
Displays/ hides zero crossing of the back emf (only the first set of locations are displayed) |
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Flux density graphs menu items |
Flux density graphs toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Airgap |
Graphs the air gap flux density waveform |
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2 |
Stator back iron and tooth |
Graphs the flux densities in the stator back iron and tooth over one electrical cycle |
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Back emf graphs menu items |
Back emf graphs toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Line back emf |
Graphs the line-line back emf |
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2 |
Phase back emf |
Graphs the phase back emf for phases A, B, and C |
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3 |
Line and phase emf |
Graphs both line-line and phase back emf |
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4 |
Conductor sides and 1 turn back emf |
Graphs the back emf induced per each side of one turn and the sum |
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5 |
Rated rectified back emf ripple |
Graphs the rectified back emf as seen by the drive electronics at rated speed |
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Current graphs menu items |
Current graphs toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Rated line currents |
Graphs the rated line-line currents |
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2 |
Rated phase currents |
Graphs the rated phase currents |
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3 |
Rated phase and line currents |
Graphs both rated line and rated phase currents |
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4 |
Rated current ripple |
Graphs the current ripple at rated speed as seen at the input side of the drive electronics |
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Torque graphs menu items |
Torque graphs toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Rated torque |
Graphs the torque at rated speed |
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2 |
Cogging torque |
Graphs cogging torque over one electrical cycle |
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Speed-torque curves menu items |
Speed-torque curves toolbar buttons |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Speed-torque graph |
Computes and graphs the speed-torque curves in a 2 by 2 graph window |
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2 |
Loss graph |
Graphs the motor power and power loss |
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Tools menu and Tools toolbar
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Export data menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Analytical results |
Allows export of analytical results (moved to Graph after v1.0.1.3) |
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2 |
Motor model |
Export as a set of points, lines, arcs, and circles |
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3 |
DXF format |
Export motor model in DXF format for use in CAD software |
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Database menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Inspector |
Allows inspection of all data in magnet, steel, and wire databases |
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2 |
Editor |
Allows adding, deleting, and modifying database records |
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Windows tools menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Calculator |
Opens Calculator tool |
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2 |
Command line |
Opens Command line window |
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3 |
Explorer |
Opens Explorer |
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4 |
Notepad |
Opens Notepad |
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Mesh menu and Mesh toolbar
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Mesh thread priority menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Above normal |
Mesh thread priority is made above normal |
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2 |
Normal |
Mesh thread priority is made normal |
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3 |
Below normal |
Mesh thread priority is made below normal |
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4 |
Lowest |
Mesh thread priority is made lowest |
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Mesh parameters menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Mark mesh element numbers |
Numbers the mesh elements when the mesh is displayed |
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2 |
Mark mesh edge numbers |
Numbers the mesh edges when the mesh is displayed |
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3 |
Mark mesh node numbers |
Numbers the mesh nodes when the mesh is displayed |
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Finite-element analysis menu and Finite-element analysis toolbar
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FEA thread priority menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Above normal |
FEA thread priority is made above normal |
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2 |
Normal |
FEA thread priority is made normal |
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3 |
Below normal |
FEA thread priority is made below normal |
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4 |
Lowest |
FEA thread priority is made lowest |
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Graphs menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Stator lamination |
Displays the graph of the BH curve used in FEA for the stator lamination steel |
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2 |
Rotor hub |
Displays the graph of the BH curve used in FEA for the rotor hub steel |
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Fields menu and Fields toolbar
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Hide menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Airbox |
Hide/ show the fields in the airbox |
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2 |
Stator |
Hide/ show the fields in the stator |
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3 |
Liner |
Hide/ show the fields in the liner and winding |
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4 |
Air gap |
Hide/ show the fields in the air gap |
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5 |
Magnets |
Hide/ show the fields in the magnets |
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6 |
Rotor hub |
Hide/ show the fields in the rotor hub |
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7 |
Shaft |
Hide/ show the fields in the rotor shaft |
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Scalar potential menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Az |
Plots the scalar magnet potential, Az |
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2 |
mag (Az) |
Plots the magnitude of the scalar magnet potential, Az |
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Magnetic field menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
mag (H) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic field, H |
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2 |
Hx |
Plots the magnetic field in the x-direction |
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3 |
Hy |
Plots the magnetic field in the y-direction |
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4 |
mag (Hx) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic field in the x-direction |
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5 |
mag (Hy) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic field in the y-direction |
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6 |
Hn |
Plots the magnetic field in the radial (normal) direction |
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7 |
Htan |
Plots the magnetic field in the tangential direction, θ |
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8 |
mag (Hn) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic field in the radial (normal) direction |
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mag (Htan) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic field in the tangential direction, θ |
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Magnetic flux density menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
mag (B) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic flux density, B |
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2 |
Bx |
Plots the magnetic flux density in the x-direction |
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3 |
By |
Plots the magnetic flux density in the y-direction |
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4 |
mag (Bx) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic flux density in the x-direction |
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5 |
mag (By) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic flux density in the y-direction |
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6 |
Bn |
Plots the magnetic flux density in the radial (normal) direction |
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7 |
Btan |
Plots the magnetic flux density in the tangential direction, θ |
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8 |
mag (Bn) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic flux density in the radial (normal) direction |
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9 |
mag (Btan) |
Plots the magnitude of the magnetic flux density in the tangential direction, θ |
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Permeability menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Mu_r |
Plot the relative permeability |
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2 |
Mu |
Plots the permeability |
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Arrow plots menu items |
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No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
mag (B) |
Plots a vector arrow plot of the magnitude of the magnetic flux density |
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2 |
mag (H) |
Plots a vector arrow plot of the magnitude of the magnetic field |
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Field graphs menu items |
Field graphs toolbar items |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Flux density (Airgap) |
Graphs the air gap magnetic flux density |
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2 |
Magnetic field (Airgap) |
Graphs the air gap magnetic field |
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3 |
Force (Airgap) |
Graphs the air gap force |
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4 |
Flux density (Stator back iron) |
Graphs the stator back iron magnetic flux density |
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5 |
Magnetic field (Stator back iron) |
Graphs the stator back iron magnetic field |
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6 |
Flux density (Rotor back iron) |
Graphs the rotor back iron magnetic flux density |
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7 |
Magnetic field (Rotor back iron) |
Graphs the rotor back iron magnetic field |
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8 |
Custom |
Not used now |
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Multirun menu and Multirun toolbar
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Thread menu items |
Thread toolbar items |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Start multirun |
Start the multirun |
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2 |
Pause multirun |
Pause all running multirun threads |
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3 |
Terminate multirun |
Terminate multirun |
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4 |
Force multirun to stop |
Force all running multirun threads to stop after completion of the running step |
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5 |
Clear all multirun data |
Clear all multirun data and free memory |
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Graphs menu items |
Graphs toolbar items |
No. |
Menu Item |
Description |
Icon |
1 |
Torque |
Graphs air gap torque via FEA |
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2 |
Force |
Graphs air gap force via FEA |
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3 |
Flux density |
Graphs flux density in stator back iron and tooth via FEA |
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4 |
Flux linkage |
Graphs winding flux linkage per turn |
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5 |
Back emf |
Graphs the calculated back emf |
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6 |
Magnetic energy |
Graphs the calculated magnetic energy |
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Inductance |
Graphs winding inductance |
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