Creating and Editing Scenarios

The most convenient ways to define scenarios, especially large ones, include:

  • Creating a text file with an appropriate structure by any text editor or spreadsheet application.

  • Saving an existing sequence, then editing the scenario file.

  • Using the built-in procedures Fill Random and Autofill for automatic creation of scenarios with random tuning stub insertions.

The following instructions describe how to create and edit short scenarios manually.

To create a new a scenario:

  • If the scenario table is not empty, clear it by clicking the  Clr  button.

  • In the Tuner View window, move the tuning stubs to desired insertions.

  • Click the Add button add. The actual positions will be copied to the first row of the table with a default dwell time shown in the rightmost column. To change the default dwell time, right-click the table to invoke the context menu (Fig. 44), then click the Dwell Time menu item.

  • Click the cell in the T (ms) column and edit the individual dwell time for any position triplet.

  • Repeat the previous three steps as many times as required.

The following procedures operate upon a selected scenario (page).

To insert a new triplet into an existing sequence:

  • Move the stubs to desired insertions.

  • Select the row before which the new position triplet should be inserted.

  • Click Add button add.

  • If required, click the cell in the T (ms) column to edit the dwell time.

To change dwell times for all existing triplets:

  • Right-click the table to open the context menu (Fig. 44).

  • Click Dwell All and enter the desired dwell time.

To delete a triplet:

  • Select the row that is to be deleted.

  • Click Delete button del.

To create a new scenario page:

  • Right-click the table to open the context menu.

  • Click More|New Page to create a new, empty page, or

  • Click More|Copy Page to create a copy of the current page.

To rename a scenario:

  • Right-click the table to open the context menu.

  • Click More|Rename Page and enter a new name.

To empty a scenario page:

  • Click  Clr  button. Alternatively:

  • Right-click the table to open the context menu.

  • Click the More|Clear Page menu item.

To delete a scenario page:

  • Right-click the table to open the context menu.

  • Click the More|Delete Page menu item.

Note: If there is only one page remaining, this page cannot be deleted and will remain intact.

To delete all scenario pages:

  • Right-click the table to open the context menu.

  • Click the More|Delete All menu item.

Note: The only thing remaining will be an empty scenario page.