Mouse Functions
MODEL ORIENTATION FUNCTIONS
Drag left Drage middle Drag right – up/down Drag right – left/ right
Rotate display in 3D Translate model and global coords Zoom-in/ zoom-out Rotate moห้องสมุดไป่ตู้el in 2D plane of the screen
Introduction to Icepak objects
Icepak Objects are entities used to build your model
Fan Type: Intake fan with characteristic curve
Grill Type
Plate Type: Inclined polygonal plate Heat Sink Type: Pin-fin heat sink
1 port view
4 port view
Check model
…Post processing icons
Radiation view factors Solver window Plane cut IsoSurf Point Surface probe Variation plot Summary Report
Project label: Name and solution version of the project loaded into Icepak Main menu: All Icepak functions can be accessed with pull down menus Model toolbar: Icons to - create objects, edit objects, alignment features Shortcuts toolbar: Icons for commonly used functions Graphic display area (GDA): Image of the model is displayed Messages window: Icepak “talks” to the user here through text messages, examples - current state of Icepak, mesh quality, some post process reports Current object geometry (COG): Geometric information of selected object Model tree: List of all objects that constitute the project model, libraries, settings for problem, solver and general options
Model Tree: Physical model branch
If the Model branch is closed, only the cabinet (CFD domain) is visible
If the Model branch is open but no object is selected, all objects are visible in grey
Global coordinate axes (Axes): Shows the orientation of the model in GDA
NOTE: Place the mouse on an icon for a bubble message description of the icon B-5
Cabinet: CFD domain
Block Type: Solid Hexagonal block
Package Type: PBGA
Examples of objects in a model. The Object Types are shown in bold. B-6
Model toolbar: Create objects
Icepak Interface
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Topics
• Icepak graphic user interface
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Introduction to Icepak objects
Model toolbar Shortcuts toolbar Model tree Mouse functions Model orientation Interactive editing tools
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Icepak GUI map
PROJECT LABEL Main Menu Shortcuts Toolbar
M O D E L T R E E
M O D E L T O O L B A R
GRAPHIC DISPLAY AREA
MESSAGES
OBJECT GEOMETRY
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Icepak GUI
enclosures
plates
packages
materials
walls
blocks
To create a new object, click the corresponding object type icon
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Model toolbar: Edit and align functions
Object face History plot Trials plot
Solution ID Transient settings
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Model Tree: Introduction
The top section of the model tree contains configuration parameters • Problem definition • Solver settings • Options – graphics, units, etc. The mid-section contains • Default and user defined libraries • Access to groups – collection of objects put together as a unit • Postprocessed graphic objects • Solution monitor points The bottom section contains • Trash bin • The inactive bin • The physical model branch – containing all objects that make up the model The bottom section is described in the following pages. The other sections are covered later in more detail B-10
Match edges
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To create a new object, click the corresponding object type icon
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Shortcuts Toolbar
File icons …..
New project
Save Create image file
Undo
Redo
toggle for opening or closing a branch
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Model Tree: Physical model branch …
If any object is selected (blue highlight), all objects are visible in default (or specified) colors. The selected object is drawn in bold lines. An assembly type object, like the “Power-Supply” in this example, is a collection of objects combined into a single compound object
• Icepak has two Object Types: Simple and Composite
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Every Type has a unique icon in the upper half of Model Toolbar
Icepak object type icons
assemblies networks heat exch. wires openings grille • sources PCBs fans vol. res. heat sinks
Current object – blue highlight in tree; bold in display
Assembly sub-branches are expandable like the Model branch
When an assembly‟s component is selected, the assembly is visible in default object colors but the rest of the model is shown in gray
project label
main menu shortcuts toolbar
m o d e l
t o o l b a r
graphic display area
global coordinate axes