Define Surface Probes

Use the Probes tool to define surface probes.

1. Create surface probes.
   1. From the Setup ribbon, click the Output tool.

      
      
      Figure 1.

   2. From the secondary tool set, click the surface probes of the Probes tool.

      
      
      Figure 2.

   3. In the modeling window, select a part on which you would like to place a probe.
   4. From the guide bar, select Probe.
   5. In the modeling window, click to place probes on the selected surfaces.
2. In the microdialog, define the start iteration or start time.
3. Optional: Define the start time.
   1. Click next to start iteration to change the active input and click .
   2. Enter a value for the start time.

      
      
      Figure 3.

4. In the microdialog, define the output interval, refinement level, or target frequency.
   Tip: The output interval can be specified in fractions to support sub-time step data from finer mesh regions.
5. Optional: Define the refinement level.
   1. Click next to output interval to change the active input and click .
   2. Enter a value for the refinement level..

      
      
      Figure 4.

      Note: The refinement level picks the lowest fractional output interval corresponding to the user specified refinement level.
   The output interval is automatically set.
6. Optional: Define the target frequency.
   1. Click next to output interval to change the active input and click .
   2. Enter a value for the target frequency.

      
      
      Figure 5.

      Note: The target frequency picks the closest fractional output interval corresponding the user requested target frequency. The output interval and actual frequency are displayed.
   The output interval is automatically set.
7. Optional: Import and export surface probes.
   1. From the legend in the top-left of the modeling window, right-click the active probe set and select Probes table from the context menu.
   2. In the dialog, select to import surface probes.
   3. In the dialog, select to export surface probes.
   For more information, see Import, Export, and Edit Output Controls.
8. Optional: Create probes based on a polyline.
   For more information, see Create Surface Probes from Polyline.
9. Change the color of probes.
   1. From the legend in the top-left of the modeling window, right-click the active probe set and select Change color from the context menu.
   2. Use the color picker to edit the color of the selected probes.
      Tip: Create custom colors within the color picker by clicking .
10. Move probes in the modeling window.
    1. Select a probe.
    2. In the microdialog, select .
    3. Use the graphical manipulators to move the probe.

       
       
       Figure 6.

11. From the guide bar, complete one of the following:
    • Select to confirm your selection and continue creating sets of probe points.
    • Select to confirm your selection and exit the tool.