Truncating and shifting calibration data

The Truncate and Shift option enables you to exclude data points from a calibration data set whose X-coordinate values are less than or greater than a user-specified value or to include data points that lie between two specified X-coordinate values.

  1. In the Model Tree, click mouse button 3 on the data set that you want to convert, and select Process from the menu that appears.

    The Data Set Processing dialog box appears.

  2. Select Truncate and Shift, and click Continue.

    The Truncate Data Set dialog box appears.

  3. Specify a truncation point on the left side or the right side of the data set, or specify points on both sides of the data set. You can set a truncation point by dragging a slider in the viewport or by entering a value in the appropriate X-axis field.

  4. Shift the selected subset of data points using either of the following techniques:

    • Toggle on Offset first point to (0,0) to shift the selected subset of data points so that its leftmost point resides at (0,0).

    • Shift the selected subset of data points along either axis by specifying values in the Offset X-axis or Offset Y-axis fields.

  5. If desired, you can retain the original data set and create a new data set when you perform the data conversion. You can also customize the name of the newly created data set.

  6. Click OK.

    Abaqus/CAE performs the specified truncation or shift.