Contents
1.0 Technical Support
7
1.1.0 How to Get Technical Support........................................................................................................7
1.2.0 Before You Contact MTS................................................................................................................7
1.3.0 If You Contact MTS by Phone........................................................................................................9
1.4.0 Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals...................................................................................10
2.0 Preface
11
2.1.0 Before You Begin..........................................................................................................................11
2.2.0 Documentation Conventions.........................................................................................................11
3.0 Introduction
15
3.1.0 Application Overview...................................................................................................................16
3.2.0 Overview of MTS TestSuite File Structure...................................................................................16
3.2.1.0 Project.............................................................................................................................17
3.2.2.0 Test.................................................................................................................................18
3.2.3.0 Test Definition................................................................................................................19
3.2.4.0 Test Run..........................................................................................................................20
3.2.5.0 Test Run State Colors.....................................................................................................22
3.2.6.0 Analysis Definitions.......................................................................................................22
3.2.7.0 Analysis Runs.................................................................................................................23
3.3.0 Viewing the Main Window...........................................................................................................24
3.4.0 Using the Menu Bar......................................................................................................................25
3.4.1.0 File Menu Options..........................................................................................................25
3.4.2.0 Definition Menu Options...............................................................................................26
3.4.3.0 View Menu Options........................................................................................................26
3.4.4.0 Display Menu Options...................................................................................................27
3.4.5.0 Tools Menu Options.......................................................................................................28
3.4.6.0 Preferences Menu Options.............................................................................................28
3.5.0 Using the Analysis Toolbar...........................................................................................................29
4.0 Getting Started
31
4.1.0 Begin an Analysis..........................................................................................................................32
4.1.1.0 Analyze Example Test Data...........................................................................................32
4.1.2.0 How to Open a Test and Analyze Your Test Data..........................................................32
4.2.0 Data Analysis................................................................................................................................33
4.2.1.0 Activities and Tests........................................................................................................33
4.2.2.0 Creating a New Analysis Definition..............................................................................33
4.2.3.0 Creating a New Analysis Run........................................................................................33
MTS TestSuite™ Fracture Analyzer User Guide 3
