The Responses dialog is opened from the context menu on the Responses listbox. In the Select Function task, the Responses dialog is used for listing the responses from which the function for parameter estimation can be chosen and for selecting responses for plotting.
The responses of the FRF dataset are listed in the table by their Index (i.e., row in the FRF matrix) Response Coordinate, ID Line 1, and Data Type. Clicking on a column header sorts the table by that attribute. The rows of the table can be selected with the mouse. The Invert button inverts the current selection of rows. Clicking in the table and pressing Ctrl+A selects all rows. The Delist button delists the selected responses and the List button lists the selected responses. The unlisted responses are displayed as gray text in the table and the listed responses as black text. The Apply button will apply the current list of responses. The Cancel button will close the dialog without applying the list. The OK button will apply the current list and close the dialog. The Plot button will plot the selected responses.
The responses in the table can be filtered by several attributes: Index (row in the FRF matrix, sorted by node number and direction), Response Coordinate (node number and direction), Response Node, Response Direction, ID Line 1 (text description), Data Type or Coordinate Trace. For Index and Response Node, enter a numeric value in the edit box. The MATAB array notation (e.g., 1:100) is supported, with an exception that the increment notation (e.g., 1:2:100) is not supported for Response Node. For Response Coordinate and ID Line1, enter a text string in the edit box. The asterisk ('*') wildcard character is supported. For Response Direction, Data Type, and Coordinate Trace, select from the popup list menu.
To filter the responses: (1) select the type of table rows on which to filter (i.e., 'All', 'Selected', 'Listed', or 'Unlisted'); (2) select the filter attribute; (3) enter or select the value for the attribute; and (4) push the Filter button. Those responses meeting the filter criteria are selected, and then those responses can be listed or delisted. The filter can operate on 'All' table rows or on the table rows that are 'Selected' (highlighted), 'Listed' (listed responses), or 'Unlisted' (unlisted responses).
The Coordinate Traces available for the Responses dialog filter are those that were included as input arguments from the MATLAB Command Window. New coordinate traces can also be created from the current responses sieve (i.e., those responses that are listed) with the CTrace button. An input dialog is presented to enter the name of the created coordinate trace. The created coordinate trace is appended to any existing coordinate traces.