Setup

Home Screen Process Flowchart

1. Double click on the Setup box.                                                                 

A window Problem global setup shall open.

Define the Parameters.

1. Select the Parameter Setup tab. Variables defined in Stages are automatically displayed here.
2. For Type of tbumper switch the menu to Continuous.
3. Enter 1 for the Minimum of the variable.
4. Enter 5 for the Maximum of the variable.
5. For Type of thood switch the menu to Continuous.
6. Enter 1 for the Minimum of the variable.
7. Enter 5 for the Maximum of the variable.

• The Starting values are read by LS-OPT automatically from the input file which includes them under the keyword *PARAMETER.

Stage Matrix   Select the Stage Matrix tab.                                You find a matrix of parameters vs. stages, and symbols that visualize if parameters are found in input files.

Sampling Matrix   Select the Sampling Matrix tab. If you don't want to use a parameter as variable for a respective sampling, the variables can be switched off here. The parameters are treated as constants then.                           Click on the OK button to proceed.