AnalyzeTool via MATLAB

[Finn Eagen]

Hello,

I'm having quite a bit of trouble with the AnalyzeTool() in Matlab. I looked at previous posts and one of the example files that uses it, but whenever I try to replicate their methods and run it, I end up getting an unknown exception error. Do you have any tips as far as common issues, or alternatively a particularly good example? Additionally, do I have to set up the tool entirely inside of Matlab or is there a way to load a setup.xml file like how you do in the GUI? It would certainly streamline the process if I could.

Any help is appreciated,
Finn

[Thomas Uchida]

The Analyze Tool is versatile but this versatility can make it tricky to configure properly. One strategy is to set up the tool in the GUI, save the setup file, and then load the file in Matlab. Alternatively, you can set up the tool in Matlab; the fields to set can be found by going to Help -> XML Browser in the GUI and selecting AnalyzeTool from the drop-down list. However, depending on what you are trying to do, it may be possible (and simpler) to add an analysis to another Tool you are running rather than running the AnalyzeTool afterwards.

[Finn Eagen]

Interesting. I have a setup file I made in the GUI, though I don't know how to load it in Matlab. I have been using the analyze tool to get the tension of a PathSpring over a prescribed motion; do let me know if there is a more straight forward way to get this in Matlab.