Creating Snapshots

You can create snapshots that are static images of a mechanism at a specific time point in a simulation.

Before you begin:
  • The results of a kinematics simulation must be generated.
  • Double-click the Result node under the kinematics simulation to enter the Kinematics Postprocessing workbench.
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Using Snapshots in the Validation Workbench

  1. Click Snapshot.

    The Snapshots dialog box appears.

  2. In the specification tree, select the scenario result from which you want to create the snapshots.

  3. To add a step for snapshots, use the Simulation Player to cue up the animation to the step at which you want to capture a snapshot, and click Add in the Snapshots dialog box.

    Tip: Double-click a time value in the Snapshots dialog box to cue up the animation to that step.

  4. To add all the steps, click Add All.

  5. To remove a step, select the step you want to remove in the Time values list, and click Remove.

  6. To remove all the steps, click Remove All.

  7. When you have selected all of the desired steps, click OK.

    Snapshots for the selected steps are created simultaneously and appear in the specification tree under the Result node. For example:

Snapshots can be imported into a DMU Validation for review and collaboration in the Validation workbench. To import snapshots into DMU Validation objects, you must have a license for the Validation workbench. See the VPM Digital Validation User's Guide.