This article shows some useful tips to improve productivity when using Ansys Speos Labs.
Note : on the gif, right clicks are highlighted by a red circle and left clicks by a yellow circle.
Virtual 3D Photometric Lab - measurement positionning
When you create a measure in a 3D irradiance result, the Gizmo might be far from the sensor result. If you shift + click on the result, it will position the Gizmo where you have clicked. It is then easier to adjust the position, size and orientation.
XMP result options
With a right-click on an xmp result, you can customize the display :
- hide / show the ruler
- hide / show the primary grid
- hide / show the secondary grid
- customize the grid with Grid parameters
- hide / show the flux
- hide / show the maximum value
- hide / show the minimum value
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Customize measure section
You can customize the display of a section with a right-click on the graphic.
Attention, the viewer must be launched from Windows start menu and not from Speos.
For example, you can switch an axis from a linear scale to a logarithmic scale.
Change the scale to logarithmic
In the Virtual Photometric Editor you can change the scale from linear to logarithmic.
For that, make sure you are in false color mode, display the scale and click on the Log button.
Photometric Calc
You can use the Photometric Calc to do operations on a map or between several maps.
It is available from Windows start menu or in the Viewers list in Speos.
Several operations are possible, like addition, soustraction, ...
To use it, select one xmp file in the first line, select the operation, depending on the operation, a second xmp file, browse in the result line and choose a name for the result file. Press Process. The result file is automatically opened at the end.
You can also select several files when doing the first selection (with shift+click or control + click), in this case operation can only be Merge result or Map union (combine maps)
Additional Links
- Article : Tips for Speos Options
- Article : Tips for Ansys Speos