Data Tips
Data Tips allow you to quickly access information about model input parameters, and analysis results, by simply hovering the mouse over the desired model entities or locations, in the Viewports. Information which can be displayed as Data Tips includes:
- material properties
- support properties
- staging information
- geometry coordinates
- boundary conditions
- and other information
To enable Data Tips:
- Select Display Options
from the toolbar or View menu. - Select the General tab.
- Use the drop down menu to select the desired Data Tips option (Min, Max or Off). If you do not want Data Tips displayed, select Data Tips = Off.
- Click OK to accept the changes.
The following options are available.
Data Tips Max
The Data Tips Max option will provide the maximum amount of information about the desired entities. For example, when the mouse is hovered over any material region, a complete list of material properties for that material will appear. This also applies to support properties (e.g. hover the mouse over bolts or liners to obtain support properties).
Data Tips Min
The Data Tips Min option will provide a minimal amount of information, for example, material names, staging information, and support installation information.
Data Tips Off
Since you will not always want Data Tips to be enabled, you can turn off the Data Tips display by selecting Data Tips = Off.
In general, experiment with placing the cursor over various model and view elements, while in Data Tips mode, to discover what information is available for the various model and view elements.