User Documentation

Setup and Configuration

Preferences, persistent settings, and recommended defaults.

Setup and Configuration

The application includes a dedicated Preferences dialog and stores general settings that affect the working environment.

Preferences Dialog

The Preferences dialog stores application-wide display and unit settings. It is shared by Acquire and Process modes.

Figure 1: General Preferences window showing theme, length-unit, and force-unit configuration options.
Figure 1: General Preferences window showing theme, length-unit, and force-unit configuration options.
Setting Description
Theme Selects the application theme, either Dark (Default) or Light.
Length unit Selects the displayed length unit. Available values are m, cm, and mm.
Force unit Selects the displayed force unit. Available values are BW, N, kN, and lbf.
Wave Speed Y (min/max) Sets the y-axis limits for wave speed plots. Units are m/s
Load Y (min/max) Sets the y-axis limits for load plots. Units are based on Force Unit preference setting.

Persistence

The application stores preferences between sessions using persistent application settings. In addition to the user-selected options listed above, the software also tracks the last-used folder so future load and save dialogs can begin in a relevant location.

Unless your study requires a different convention, a practical starting point is:

  • the theme that is easiest for the operator to read in the lab,
  • cm for length if distances are typically recorded in centimeters,
  • BW for force when normalized outputs are desired, or
  • N when absolute force values are preferred for reporting.
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