Output definition

The output definition tab tab is used to define output material flow from this tracker process unit.

This parameter tab is based on the parameter matrix concept. Use the Add button to add a new row and the remove button to remove a selected row. The columns of the matrix are described below.

For every output flow, a tracking material output (TMO) port and a corresponding control (CTR) port will appear. The TMO ports can be connected to downstream tracker process units, or left unconnected to end the material trace at the current position. The CTR ports are used to control the flow through the tracking material output ports.

Material transfer

This column defines the type of material flow to use. The type of control port depends on the type of material flow selected.

• Out flow. This option enables the material to flow out of the TPU a certain time after it entered the tracker process unit. An analog control port will appear. The value of this port controls ratio of the total out flow that flows throuch the corresponding TMO port. Id more Out flow output definitions are defined. The flow ratio on every TMO port is computed as the value of the CTR port divided by the sum of all CTR ports multiplied by the total flow. 

Command port name

This column displays the name of the control port (CTR). The column is read-only, as the name of the CTR port is derived from the name of the material output port (TMO).

Material port name

This is the name of the tracking material output port (TMO). If the typed name does not start with TMO, the component will prefix the typed port name with ‘TMO’.

Topology independent

If this parameter is checked, the TMO port becomes a virtual invisible port, where material can flow out of the TPU to any other TPU in the tracker application.

Global search

When this property is checked, a global material search is enabled. This means that if the searched material (TraMaID) is not found in this tracker process unit, a search in all the other tracker process units will be performed, and the actual material will be moved out of the tracker process unit hosting it virtually through the TMO port of this tracker process unit.