Controllers and channels

A scene is built with objects whose behavior is managed by controllers (position, rotation, properties, colors,...) and channels (values). The channels are linked with Simcenter Amesim result data or external data.

The controllers and channels allow you to modify certain aspects of an object by entering precise values to determine its position, rotation, scale and color.

You can associate data (global parameters, parameters, variables, post-processing variables) with a property to drive the property from the data value.

Only properties with a link icon can be associated. By default (no association), the icon is an open link.

To associate data with a property

• Click the link icon to open the data selection window.

• Drag-and-drop the data to the input field.

When data is associated with a property, the icon switches to a closed link. If you click the icon, a contextual menu is displayed that allows you to:

• See the data path of the data that is associated. Select it to open the data selection window.

• Remove the association. The icon switches to the open link.

• Highlight the submodel on the sketch from which the parameter or the variable originates.