MTS Acumen - Manual (Page 61)

Description Icon Item
Control icon, which opens the manual control panel allowing you to
move the actuator using manual controls. For more information, see
Moving the actuator using manual controls in this section.
5
Minus sign, which corresponds to the tension or compression symbol
shown across the load frame. In this example it is shown across from 6
the compression symbol indicating that compression is negative. For
information on changing this convention, see
Install Fixturing
Plus sign, which corresponds to the tension or compression symbol
shown across the load frame. In this example it is shown across from 7
the tension symbol indicating that compression is positive. For
information on changing this convention, see
Install Fixturing
Magnifying the Controls
You can magnify the actuator rod and thumb controls by clicking the magnify icon in the lower right corner
of the frame diagram. This allows you to more easily adjust limits when the thumb controls are extremely
close on the load frame diagram. The slider control at the top of the magnified panel can be used to provide
even greater magnification. The green lines in the following figure show the area of the diagram that is
magnified. You can click-and-drag anywhere within the magnified diagram and to move the focus of the
actuator to highlight different areas within the space between the crosshead and table top. This allows you
to make finer adjustments to limits using the thumb controls.
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