Definitions Toolbar
The Definitions ribbon toolbar (Windows) and the Definitions contextual toolbar (Mac and Linux) contain many of the common features and actions required to work with features found under the Definitions node in the Model Builder.
For step-by-step instructions and general documentation descriptions, this is the Definitions toolbar.
Table 2-6: the Definitions Toolbar
Button or Menu
Name
Description or Options
Link to more Information
Variables
Local Variables
Add a Variables node under Definitions.
Global Definitions, Geometry, Mesh, and Materials, Predefined and Built-In Variables
Functions
Analytic
Add an Analytic function node to define an analytic function.
Analytic
Interpolation
Add an Interpolation function node to define an interpolation function.
Interpolation
Piecewise
Add a Piecewise function node to define a piecewise function.
Piecewise
More Functions
All available Functions (except Analytic, Interpolation, and Piecewise).
Functions
Selections
Explicit
Add an Explicit node under Definitions.
Named Selections and Explicit
Complement
Add a Complement node under Definitions.
Union, Intersection, Difference, and Complement
Adjacent
Add an Adjacent node under Definitions.
Adjacent
Ball/Disk
Add a Ball (3D) or Disk node under Definitions.
Ball, Disk
Box
Add a Box node under Definitions.
Box
Cylinder
Add a Cylinder node under Definitions.
Cylinder
Union
Add a Union node under Definitions.
Union, Intersection, Difference, and Complement
Intersection
Add an Intersection node under Definitions.
Difference
Add a Difference node under Definitions.
Probes
Update Probes
Update all probes.
Probes
Probes
Select an option from the list to add a node under Definitions Table 5-18.
Mass Properties
Mass Properties
Add a Mass Properties node to the current model component.
Mass Properties
Mass Contributions
Add a Mass Contributions node to the current model component.
Mass Contributions
Coupling
Component Couplings
Select an option from the list to add a node under Definitions.
Component Couplings and Coupling Operators
Pairs
Select an option from the list to add a node under Definitions.
About Identity and Contact Pairs
Coordinate Systems
Coordinate Systems1
Select an option from the list to add a node under Definitions Table 5-17.
Coordinate Systems
Perfectly Matched Layer1
Add a Perfectly Matched Layers node under Definitions.
Perfectly Matched Layer
Infinite Element Domain1
Add an Infinite Element Domain node under Definitions.
Infinite Element Domain
View
View1
Add a View node to the current Component to control the view and lighting in the Graphics window. 3D and 2D.
View (1D and 2D), View (3D), Axis (2D and 2D Axisymmetric) and Axis (1D and 1D Axisymmetric)
Extra Dimensions
Extra Dimensions1
Add an Extra Dimension to a model.
Adding Extra Dimensions to a Model and Using Extra Dimensions
Attached Dimensions1
Add an Attached Dimension node to form the Cartesian product of its selection in the base geometry and the entire geometries of all selected Extra Dimensions.
Attached Dimensions
Integration Over Extra Dimension1
Add an Integration Over Extra Dimension node, make a selection of geometric entities to integrate over.
Integration Over the Extra Dimension
1 For cross-platform users (Mac and Linux), the combination of buttons that display is dependent on the toolbar setting. For example, some buttons may not be visible if the Tools>Toolbar Display Mode is set to Normal and the Tools>Toolbar Button Label is set to Show Icon and Text. It also depends on whether you are using a Widescreen or Regular Screen Layout.