Data Source: This parameter allows users to specify the nature of the source file table. The available options are file, attachment, and inline.

file: Use this option to specify a source file (an Excel or a CSV file) located on the hard drive. Use the ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{mech}}$ and ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{vol}}$ parameter drop-down menus to browse and/or select a data file. The data file will not be attached to the MapleSim model.

attachment: Use this option to specify a data file (an Excel or a CSV file) that is attached to the MapleSim model. To be used as an attachment, data files must be attached to the MapleSim model and be categorized under Data Sets. The attached files in a MapleSim model can be viewed in the Attachments pane under the Data Sets section. For more information, see Attaching a File to a Model. If the required file is not already attached to the MapleSim model, use the ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{mech}}$ and ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{vol}}$ parameter drop-down menus to attach a new file.

If the file option is used, subsequent changes to the source file will be reflected in MapleSim simulations

If the attachment option is used, subsequent changes to the source file will not affect the version attached to the MapleSim model. To ensure updates to the source files are reflected in the simulation, the file must be reattached.

The Data Generation App can be used to generate table data from mathematical functions using Maple code. For more information about MapleSim apps, see Opening MapleSim Apps and Templates.

inline: Use this option to directly specify the ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{mech}}$ and ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{vol}}$ values as a function of the quantities listed in the Variation drop-down menu. The data is entered in the form of a table.

In an $m\times n$ matrix A, the elements 2 through m of the first column contain the values of the first quantity listed in the Variation drop-down menu.

In an $m\times n$ matrix A, the elements 2 through n of the first row contain the values of the second quantity listed in the Variation drop-down menu.

The values of the dependent quantity (${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{mech}}$, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{vol}}$) are specified in the remaining elements of the matrix. The entry $A_{\mathrm{ij}}$ corresponds to the value of ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{mech}}$, ${\mathrm{\eta }}_{\mathrm{vol}}$ for the i-th value of the first quantity listed in the Variation drop-down menu and the j-th value of the second quantity listed in the Variation drop-down menu.

Skip rows: This option allows users to specify the number of top rows to be ignored during the calculations. This option can be useful when the Excel file contains header information.

Smooth: The smooth option allows to specify how the data table is interpolated.

Pressure difference unit: This option allows users to select the unit of pressure used in the supplied data.

Disp unit: This option allows users to select the unit of displacement used in the supplied data.