The POST graphic user
interface varies slightly from the preprocessing user interface. It allows the
user to quickly access most functions at any time during the session. The icon
bar and menu bar functions behave in the same manner as the preprocessing
functions.
eta/Post breaks the screen
into six distinct regions. The regions are used to provide input or display
messages to the user. The six regions are illustrated and described in Figure 1.1.1.
Figure 1.1.1 eta/Post interface window
1. GRAPHIC DISPLAY WINDOW
Models and graphs are
displayed in this window.
2. MENU BAR
Commands and options are
displayed in this area.
3. TOOL BAR
Provides the user easy
access to the commonly used functions of the program.
4. CONTROL WINDOW AREA
Once the user selects a
command from the MENU BAR or ICON BAR, a corresponding dialog window with the
appropriate functions is displayed in this area.
5.
DISPLAY OPTIONS
The options in this group are used to control the
model displayed in the graphic display window.
These options are always displayed, and can be used at any time during
an eta/Post session.
6.
PROMPT
AREA
eta/Post displays comments and messages to the user.
The Graphic User Interface
(GUI) is designed for easy access to all the functions for post-processing DYNA
and Nastran results. This GUI is unified
for both Windows and UNIX/Linux platforms. The user activates the functions via
mouse click.