When you create a new system that is connected to an existing system, Workbench generates data shares and/or data transfers between the systems to achieve a compound analysis. In this case, the two systems are then interdependent.
The new system can be created either upstream (the new system provides inputs to the existing system) or downstream (the new system receives inputs from the new system) of the existing system. The system receiving input is also called the dependent system. To create a new connected system, you can either a drag-and-drop the new system or use the context-menu option.
You can use drag-and-drop functionality to create a new dependent system.
To drag-and-drop a new connected system:
Drag a system from the Toolbox to the Project Schematic.
Move the new system over cells in the existing system to preview available drop targets.
Drop the system on the desired target.
The new system is created downstream on the Project Schematic.
The following animation demonstrates the various drop targets and their results. For example, selecting the Geometry cell as the drop target results in a second system that shares the Engineering Data and Geometry data. Selecting the Model cell as the drop target results in a second system that shares the Engineering Data, Geometry and Model data. The preview for each drop target indicates how the new system will be connected to the existing one.
If you select the Solution cell as the drop target, the
preview displays the text Share A2:A4 Transfer A6,
meaning that the data for cells A2, A3, and A4 (Engineering
Data, Geometry, and
Model in the following animation) would be shared, and
data from cell A6 (in this case, Solution) would be
transferred as input to the new system. It is important to review each potential
drop target carefully to ensure that you select the target that best suits your
needs. Note that in addition to the red, linked drop targets, you can also
preview the green independent drop targets.
The following Show-Me animation is presented as an animated GIF in the online help. If you are reading the PDF version of the help and want to see the animated GIF, access this section in the online help. The interface shown may differ slightly from that in your installed product.
The options available in the context menu allow you to select a cell in an existing system and create a new system either upstream or downstream of that system.
To transfer data to a new connected system:
Right-click the target cell in the existing system.
Select from the following options:
To create the new system upstream of the existing system (so the existing system is dependent), select from the context menu. Select your new system from a list of all possible analysis types that can provide data to the existing cell.
To create the new system downstream of the existing system (so the new system is dependent), select from the context menu. Select your new system from a list of all possible analysis types that can accept data from the existing cell.
When using either of the options, all possible cells are shared, up to the position of the selected cell.
The following Show-Me animation is presented as an animated GIF in the online help. If you are reading the PDF version of the help and want to see the animated GIF, access this section in the online help. The interface shown may differ slightly from that in your installed product.
