Defining a Parameter

You define the time step number as a parameter so you can vary it during the study. You define the parameter from the Design Study interface

The parameter is defined in the example file. To follow the procedure below, delete the pre-defined parameter in the Parameters dialog box.
  1. Right-click the Ready-ThermalStress study tab and select Create New Design Study.
  2. On the Variable View tab, in the Variables section, select Add Parameter.
  3. In the Parameters dialog box:
    1. Type stpnum for Name.
    2. Select Simulation under Category.
    3. Type 1 under Value.
    1. Do not close the Parameters dialog box yet.
  4. Click the Ready-ThermalStress study tab, and then click Ready-ThermalStress at the top of the Simulation study tree.
    The Ready-ThermalStress study name appears in Item Selection, and the available components that can be linked to the parameter are listed in the Component Link field.
  5. Select Thermal study time step in Component Link.
  6. Click Apply.
    The stpnum parameter is now linked to the thermal study's time step.
  7. Click OK.