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Subject: Re: Status Bar? #1
Author: Dan Bohlen
Date: 1999-01-15 07:50:00

I've had to do the same thing. In the Ansys 55 "mesh toolbar" there is
a button there to do this, but for those of us who still remember the
"E,P" it's not a big help.

"Hustedt, Ernst" wrote:

> From: "Hustedt, Ernst"

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hustedt, Ernst
> > Sent: Friday, 15 January 1999 12:00
> > To: Xansys (E-mail)
> > Subject: Status Bar? #1

> > I may be going over old ground here, but this has frustrated me
> > particularly during building / modifying the model I am working on at the
> > moment.
> > It's a reasonably complex structure with a number of TYPEs, REALs, MATs,
> > CSYSs etc. Too often when I had to define a new element, say, I am half
> > way through picking the nodes when I have to quit and check whether the
> > attribute setting is correct. I check it, set it, someone asks me the
> > time, I answer the phone, I issue and I can't remember what the
> > setting is and check it again .........and all that when we are always in
> > a hurry.

> > May be I am getting old, but what about a status line in the graphics
> > window bar ?

> > | ANSYS Graphics ET=2, MAT=3, REAL=4, CSYS=12 ...................

> > May be the user should be able to put there what ever is useful at the
> > time depending on PREP or POST etc.

> > Am I alone here?

> > Cheers
> > Ernst

> > Dr. Ernst Hustedt,
> > Air New Zealand Ltd. Engineering Services,
> > P.O. Box 14005, Christchurch Airport,
> > Christchurch, New Zealand.
> > fax: +64+3/ 3747-035
> > phone: +64+3/ 3747-680
> > ernst.hustedt@a...

Dan Bohlen Phone: (513) 243-4645 / Dial Comm [8*332-4645]
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