Adding a Variable Sweep Definition

A parametric setup is made up of one or more variable sweep definitions. A variable sweep definition is a set of variable values within a range that Optimetrics drives Twin Builder to solve when the parametric setup is analyzed. You can add one or more sweep definitions to a parametric setup.

Note:

Sweeping a complex variable is not allowed in any optimetrics setup, including optimization, statistical, sensitivity, and tuning setups.

Select Twin Builder > Optimetrics Analysis > Add Parametric .

Alternatively, right-click Optimetrics in the Project tree and select Add > Parametric.

The Setup Sweep Analysis dialog box appears.

Under the Sweep Definitions tab, click Add.

The Add/Edit Sweep dialog box appears.

All the independent variables associated with the design are listed in the Variable drop-down list.

Note:

An independent variable is one that does not refer to another variable in its definition. When you select its Sweep property in the Properties dialog box as shown below, the variable appears in the Variable drop-down list. The variable's Sweep property is selected by default.

Click the variable for which you are defining the sweep definition from the Variable drop-down list of the Add/Edit Sweep dialog box.

If you do not define a sweep definition for a variable in the list, the variable's current value in the nominal design is used in the parametric analysis.

Specify the variable values to be included in the sweep.
Click Add, then click OK.

You return to the Setup Sweep Analysis dialog box. The variable sweep appears in the top half of the window.

View the design variations to be solved in table format under the Table tab. Viewing the sweep definition in table format lets you visualize the design variations to be solved and manually adjust sweep points if necessary.
Optionally, click HPC and Analysis Options, which lets you select or create an analysis configuration.
Click OK.

Adding a Variable Sweep Definition

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