IES VisualAnalysis User's Guide
Working in Report View
Use the tab to change how the report is filtered. There is also a 'clear report filters' button in the report toolbar as a quick way to reset all the filters.
You can define which load cases to include, all or those selected from a list, which will affect load tables.
You can define which result cases to include for analysis-result tables, again by all or those selected. The result-case selection table can be sorted on different columns and allows for standard multiple-selection with the Ctrl key to toggle a row, or click the first item and then Shift+Click the last item in a range.
Similarly, model objects can be included or excluded by either selection or name filtering. If you choose the 'selection' method, you can toggle back and forth between the Report View and another graphic window to change the selection status and the report will dynamically update.
To change the width of a column, simply use your mouse to Drag the dotted line separating columns.
To add tables to a report use the tab. To remove or rearrange tables, use the tab to drag them around or click the icon. (If you have a table selected, you can click in the white-space of the report to modify the report properties rather than those for a single table.)
You can sort any table in a report by clicking on a column-header.
One important option on tables that show results, is the ability to compress the table to only rows that contain a minimum or maximum value. If you cannot find the information you need, you can adjust the Extreme Rows Display parameter to 'Show All' to see all of the data in the table.
Quick reports may be generated in a variety of ways. If you close your report, or create a new report this type of report is "lost" (you may always re-create it the way you did originally). However if you edit a quick report or give it a name, it will be automatically saved with your project file! When you re-open your project file you will be able to access it by name from the Command Bar, when the Report View is active. It is a good idea to give these reports a nice name that will make sense to you.
Please note: The report's data is not saved, just a template (organization, filters, and format) of the report! When you recreate a project report the data is pulled "live" from your model, loads and analysis results. If you wish to save the data from a particular model or analysis run permanently you should print it, or save the report as a separate file!
Save a report that you have customized for use on other and future projects. This preserves the report contents and settings in a data file on your machine, independent of any particular project file. See File Preferences for names and locations.
You may wish to save a report permanently to archive the information it contains. Perhaps you want to use a spreadsheet to further process the numbers in a report. You may also need to edit it in a word processor or email the report to someone. In all these situations, you will use to create a file. Reports may be saved in Rich Text File (.rtf), Plain text (.txt), Comma Delimited (.csv), or Tab Delimited format (.txt). The delimited formats work best for going to spreadsheets.
In the advanced level of VisualAnalysis you can also save the report directly to Microsoft Excel (.xls) format, or work with the tab directly for basic spreadsheet manipulations of the data.
Right-click within a report table and you can copy it to the clipboard to paste into another program.
Hint: If you routinely use this feature you might wish to customize reports so they import more easily into the spreadsheet. You may turn clear the box for "Use Table Lines" and the box for "No Table Duplicates". These options are found under under the Report tab.
Reports that you customize will accumulate within your project so that you can get back to them easily, and they will be available to others who receive your project file. These report can be manually deleted: first create the report by selecting it from the Quick Report list in the command bar, then use the Modify tab in Project Manager, selecting the Delete Saved? option. The report will be thrown out as soon as another report is generated, or the project is closed.
Use to print the active Report View or first to verify how it will appear.
If you need to make some changes before printing, use , or on the Report tab or Font tab.
There are two types of member result tables: the normal is very concise, showing just the range of forces, stresses, or displacements as one row for each element. The other type contains the word "Detailed" in the title, and allows you to see member results at a specified number of offsets along the member's length.
To modify an individual table or summary, Click within the report section you wish to modify.
Click within any report table, and it appears in the tab of Project Manager. The included and available columns appear in a checked-list. You can check or uncheck columns, and rearrange the included columns by dragging them up or down within the list.
You may paste any image from the Windows clipboard. This is a good way to get your current Result View included in a report. Use when the Result View is active, and then switch to the Report View, position the cursor, and choose . Once the image is in the report, you may be able to resize it by selecting it and Dragging one of the corners with your mouse. (Any graphic view may be copied to the clipboard through Home | Copy.