The Tools menu contains a number of general purpose and auxiliary features. Each module has its own Tools menu, which will be discussed in the section for that module.
Tools > Send to UIPLOT – In the Setup module, sends the time response functions imat_fn, truncated to the Time Range and sieved to the channels sieve, to UIPLOT. In the Results module, sends the imat_fn of all computed spectral functions, truncated to the Clear Lower and Clear Upper frequency range, to UIPLOT. UIPLOT is an IMAT GUI that provides extended functionality for plotting functions.
Tools > Send to spVIEW – In the Setup module, sends the time response functions imat_fn, truncated to the Time Range and sieved to the channels sieve, to the spVIEW Time Response module. In the Results module, sends the imat_fn of all computed spectral functions, truncated to the Clear Lower and Clear Upper frequency range, to the spVIEW Spectra module. spVIEW™ is an IMAT application for plotting multiple datasets of time and frequency domain functions. If spVIEW is already running, the functions will be sent to this instance of spVIEW, otherwise a new spVIEW will be started. If a new spVIEW is started, the coordinate traces are also sent.
Tools > Send to AFPoly – Sends the computed FRFs to AFPoly™, which is another IMAT application for modal parameter estimation. If AFPoly is already running, the FRFs will be sent to this instance of AFPoly, otherwise a new AFPoly will be started. If a new AFPoly is started, the coordinate traces are also sent. This tool is only available in the Results module.
Tools > Send to Edit Attributes – Sends the time response functions imat_fn to EDIT_ATTRIBUTES, which is an IMAT GUI for editing imat_fn attributes. Unless canceled, upon returning to spFRF, the edited dataset is treated as if it were read anew from the workspace. This tool is only available in the Setup module.