MTS Multipurpose Elite - Manual (Page 297)

Description Parameter
Click the list arrow to select a different
measurement unit. Unit
Describe the parameter. Description
Add a new specimen definition. The application
automatically names the new specimen and Plus (+) icon
assigns it default values. You can change the name
and the specimen values.
Delete the selected specimen from the specimen
library. You cannot delete a specimen that is Minus(-) icon
already assigned to a test run. Specimens that are
assigned to a test run have a check mark indicator
in the Assigned column of the specimen selection
table.
Select the highlighted specimen as the default
specimen for the test. Select as Default
Specimen
Copy the specimen definition to the Detail for
Selected Specimen panel. Create Copy
(right-click menu)
Specimen Parameters
Fatigue Specimen Parameters
Fatigue Specimen Parameters
Description Parameter
Specify the diameter of the reduced cross-sectional
area on the specimen. Diameter - Round
specimens
Diameter is a specimen variable that other
variables may use in a calculation.
Specify the outer diameter of the reduced
cross-sectional area on the specimen. Outer Diameter -
Hollow Round
specimens
Outer Diameter is a specimen variable that other
variables may use in a calculation.
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Working with Specimens