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For most sections in a report, you can add comments in the Section properties Comments box. For some sections, you can set additional options as listed below. Many of these options are self-explanatory and are listed here only for completeness.

This table shows the report sections for each report format.
 
Description X X X X X X X X X X
Assumptions X X X X X X X X X X
Model Information X X X X X X X X X X
Study Properties X X X X X X X X X X
Units X X X X X X X X X X
Design Study Setup         X          
Material Properties X X X X   X X X X  
Thermal Loads       X            
Loads & Fixtures X X X     X     X X
Connector Definitions X X X     X     X  
Contact X X X X   X X   X  
Mesh Information X X X X   X X   X  
Sensor Results X X X X   X     X X
Resultant Forces X         X        
Beams X         X        
Study Results X X X X X X X X X X
Conclusion X X X X X X X X X X
Appendix X X X X X X X X X X
Description
User-defined comments
Assumptions
User-defined comments
Model Information

  • Names of all referenced components and subassemblies
  • Configuration name used in study
  • Path to all documents listed
  • Revision or last modified date
  • Physical properties of each body
  • Ply information for composites
Study Properties

  • Solution information including study name, analysis type, and mesh type
  • Solver information including solver used in the study
  • Solver options including properties of the selected study
  • Result folder
Units
Unit system for:
  • Length/Displacement
  • Temperature
  • Angular velocity
  • Stress/Pressure
Design Study Setup
Material Properties

  • Material details such as name, yield strength, tensile strength
  • Values and graph of the material table
  • Descriptive information for custom-defined materials
  • Custom material properties defined by the user for the custom-defined materials.
Thermal Loads
Thermal load names, images, and details
Loads & Fixtures

  • Fixture names, images, details, and resultant forces
  • Load names, images, and details
  • Values and graphs of the loading for transient analysis
Connector Definitions

  • Types of connectors and details
  • Connector forces
Contact
Types of contacts, images, and properties
Mesh Information

  • Mesh details and image
  • Mesh control information (name, image, and details)
Sensor Results
Sensor names, locations, and details
Resultant Forces

  • Reaction forces
  • Reaction moments
Beams
Select to include beam stresses or forces at:
  • Joints
  • Ends
  • Extreme values
  • Entire length
Study Results
Includes images of all the plots in the Results folder. Clear to manually add the desired images using insert image.
Conclusion
Appendix
Includes an Appendix with external data, either embedded or linked. See user defined section.


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