Using Excel to graph SusProg3D data
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This tutorial demonstrates a method for displaying multiple SusProg3D calculated data items graphically.
You will need SusProg3D V4.31(or later) and Excel97 (or later)
This tutorial uses the Nascar demo file, but you can use your own data.
Start SusProg3D, and open the demo file, Nascar.s3d
Go to Roll&Bump. Make sure that you are using [Front], and then do a
Roll&Bump Calc.
Your screen should now look something like this.
Note that this tutorial assumes a Roll&Bump calculation range of 11 data
points.
With SusProg3D V4.50 the Roll&Bump calculation range was
increased to 31 data points.
If the number of calculated data points is
greater than the Excel range, then all Excel cells will be blank, so make sure
that the Excel range size matches the Roll&Bump calculation range.
For
V4.56 to V4.72, go to the Tools tab, and then Excel. This will open the "Export
to Excel" dialog, and connect to the open workbook.
For V4.73 and later, go
to the Tools tab, and then Calc2Excel. This will open the "Calculated data to
Excel" dialog, and connect to the open workbook.
Start Excel. It will open with Book1 and Sheet1.
Add some text to cell A1, "Travel", B1 "LH" and C1 "RH"
Select a the block of cells A2 to A12. Then go to Insert -> Name ->
Define, and name this group as S3D_BUMP, then "OK"
Repeat with a second block of cells, B2 to B12, and name as S3D_CAMBER_LH
Repeat with a third block of cells, C2 to C12, and name as S3D_CAMBER_RH
Now, back to SusProg.
Now go to the Tools tab, and then Excel.
This will open the "Export to
Excel" dialog.
Leave it open, don't close the "Export to Excel" dialog.
Go back to the Roll&Bump tab, and Calc.
The three blocks of cells have been updated with the travel and camber
values.
Now, back to Excel.
Highlight the cells A2 to C12, then go to Insert -> Chart. Choose the
chart type "XY (Scatter)" and the subtype "Scatter with data points connected by
smoothed lines".
Next.
In the "Data Range" tab, the data range
should be =Sheet1!$A$2$C$12, series should be "Columns" .
In the "Series"
tab, highlight Series1, and change the X values to =Sheet1!$B$2$B$12 and the Y
values to =Sheet1!$A$2$A$12.
Highlight Series2, and change the to X values to
=Sheet1!$C$2$C$12 and the Y values to =Sheet1!$A$2$A$12.
Finish.
You should now have a graph showing the LH and RH wheel camber curves.
Because they are the same, you only see one.
Now we will change the static camber of the LH wheel (and make it different to the RH wheel).
Go back to SusProg, and go to Geometry. Make sure it is [Front] and [LH].
Then Alignment.
Change the Camber to 0.5 and "untick" the "RH identical",
then "Apply". This will leave the RH camber at the original setting and change
the LH camber to the new setting. Do not close the dialog, just move it out of
the way if you wish.
Now go to Roll&Bump and Calc. The graph will update, and you will see the
two curves. Also, because the Alignment dialog was left open, it has also
updated with the calculated values. And, of course, the display has also
updated