19.2.2.7. Probe Property Descriptions

Use the Details pane to scope the selected probe object, specify its options, and view information about it. The fields in this pane can differ based on the type of probe object and the options you select.

Category	Property Name and Description
Definition	Type This read-only property displays the selected type of probe object. Location Method Defines where the probe object is applied. See Scoping Probe Objects for more information, including a discussion of the limitations of scoping. Depending on the probe object type, the Location Method options can include: Geometry Selection Default location setting, indicating that the probe object is applied to a geometry or geometries (X, Y, Z points, edge/edges, vertex/vertices, face/faces, or body/bodies), which are chosen using graphical selection tools. Select the desired geometry, then click Apply in the Geometry field below the Location Method. This field then displays the type of geometry (for example: Body, Face) and the number of geometric entities (for example: 1 Body, 2 Edges) to which the probe object is scoped. If you select a point using the Hit Point Coordinate selection tool (see Graphics Toolbar), the read-only X,Y, Z Coordinate properties display and show the coordinate locations. Orientation This option is available for a number of different probe types. It sets the probe object's coordinate system. Select the desired coordinate system from the drop-down list. Remote Points Scopes the probe object to a remote point. Select the desired remote point from the Remote Points drop-down list. Caution: The application does not support probe objects applied to objects that you have scoped to multiple Remote Points, either directly or indirectly (such as a spring scoped to a Remote Point that is itself defined by multiple Remote Points). Boundary Condition This option is available for the following probe object types: Force Reaction and Moment Reaction probe objects in Structural analyses Reaction Probe object in Thermal, Electric, and Thermal-Electric (as Heat Reaction) analyses Radiation Probe objects in Thermal and Thermal-Electric analyses Boundary Condition scopes the probe object to an existing boundary condition. Select the desired Boundary Condition from the drop-down list. Spring Scopes a Force Reaction probe object to an existing body-ground spring. Select the desired body-ground Spring from the drop-down list. Contact Region Scopes Force Reaction, Moment Reaction, and heat Reaction (Thermal analyses only) probe objects to an existing contact region. Select the desired Contact Region from the drop-down list. Beam Scopes the probe object to an existing beam object. Select the desired Beam from the drop-down list. Mesh Connection Scopes the probe object to an existing mesh connection in the tree. Select the desired Mesh Connection from the drop-down list. The application reports the forces and moments summed from the element nodal forces and moments in the result file. Surface Scopes the probe object to a surface, allowing you to study reactions on cutting planes. Select either an existing Surface or Geometry body. Path Scopes the probe object to an existing path. Select the desired Path from the drop-down list. Select the desired bodies in the Geometry field as described under Geometry Selection . Surface Coating Scopes the probe object to an existing surface coating. Select the desired Surface Coating from the drop-down list. Named Selection Scopes the probe object to an existing named selection. Select the desired Named Selection from the drop-down list. Results File Item Scopes the probe object to an item in the results file. Select one of the following Item Types from the drop-down list: Material IDs Element Name Element Type Element IDs Component Name Node IDs Summation Displayed only for Moment Reaction probe objects when Orientation is also displayed. Allows you to specify the summation point where the moment reaction is reported. Centroid: The simple calculated average, unweighted by length, area, or volume. Orientation System; The coordinate system you specified with the Orientation setting. Orientation Method Only displayed for a Joint Probe. Options include Joint Reference System and User Specified. By Harmonic Response Analysis Only. This property displays for the Force Reaction and Moment Reaction probe objects. Property options include: Frequency When this option is specified, a Frequency entry property and the Sweeping Angle property also display. Set When this option is specified, a Frequency entry property and the Sweeping Angle property also display. Maximum Over Frequency When this option is specified, the Sweeping Angle property also displays. Frequency of Maximum When this option is specified, a Frequency entry property and the Sweeping Angle property also display. Maximum Over Phase When this option is specified, the Frequency property and Phase Increment property also display. Phase of Maximum When this option is specified, a Frequency entry property and Phase Increment property also display. Extraction Displayed only for Force Reaction and Moment Reaction probe objects when the Scoping Method is set to Contact Region or Mesh Connection. Options for Contact Region Setting When the Scoping Method is set to Contact Region, options include: Contact (Underlying Element) Target (Underlying Element) Contact (Contact Element) (Force Reaction Probe only) Options for Mesh Connection Setting When the Scoping Method is set to Mesh Connection, options include: Primary or Secondary. Suppressed Suppresses the probe object when set to Yes.
Options	The available options vary based on the selected type of probe object. See the Overview and Probe Types section for additional information based on your desired probe object. Result Selection The options for this property vary based on the selected type of probe. Display Time End Time or Time Step. Spatial Resolution When edges, vertices, faces, or bodies are selected as the Geometry, this property displays. It allows you to calculate the maximum (Use Maximum) or minimum (Use Minimum) result values across the given geometry selection. Result Type This property provides a list of available results for a Joint Probe.
Results	This category provides read-only properties of result you select in the Result Selection or Result Type drop-down list. The Node ID is displayed if you used the Snap to mesh nodes feature.
Maximum Value Over Time	This category provides read-only properties that vary based on the type of probe object. They display maximum values of the results you select over time in stepped analysis.
Minimum Value Over Time	This category provides read-only properties that vary based on the type of probe object. They display minimum values of the results you select over time in stepped analysis.
Information	Based on the type of probe object, the following read-only result-based properties may be provided by this category. Time Load Step Substep Iteration Number Surface Area

Note:

When you set Scoping Method to Coordinate System, the probe traverses the primary axes to determine where the hits occur on the model. The hit closest to the origin of the coordinate system is used. This behavior is similar to placing a laser at the origin of the system and then shooting the laser sequentially along positive and negative direction of x, y, z axis.
Probe objects scoped to x, y, z picked locations (using the Hit Point Coordinate selection tool) are achieved in such a way that a projection of the picked location in screen coordinates occurs onto the model based on the current view orientation, in other words, normal to the display screen onto the model at the picked location on the screen. If the geometry is updated, the update of the projection will follow the original vector that was established "behind the scenes" when the x, y, z pick was first made. Therefore the update of Probe objects scoped to x, y, z picking locations may not appear to be logical since it follows a vector that was established dependent on a view orientation when the original pick was made.
The details view of the probe shows either the maximum or the minimum result values but not both.