Main Form


Main Form

Description

The Main Form is loaded when starting VECTO. Closing this form will close VECTO even if other dialogs are still open.
In this form all global settings can be controlled and all other application dialogs can be opened.

In order to start a calculation the Calculation Mode must be set and at least one Job File (.vecto) must added to the Job List. After clicking START all checked files in the Job List will be calculated.

The Main Form includes three tabs as described below:

Job Files Tab 
Job Files List
Job files (.vecto) listed here will be used for calculation. Unchecked files will be ignored!

Doubleclick entries to edit job files with the VECTO Editor.

cb All
(Un-)Check all files in Job List. Only checked files are calculated when clicking START.

add Add files to Job List

remove Remove selected files from List

updown Move selected files up or down in list

List Options
  • Save/Load List
    • Save or load Job List to text file
  • Load Autosave-List
    • The Autosave-List is saved automatically on application exit and calculation start
  • Clear List
    • Remove all files from Job List
  • Remove Paths
    • Remove paths, i.e. only file names remain using the Working Directory as source path.
STARTSTART Button
Start VECTO in the selected mode (see Options).


Driving Cycles Tab

Driving Cycle List
The Driving Cycles List is only used in Batch Mode. The same controls are used as in the Job Files List.


Options Tab

In this tab the global calculation settings can be changed.

Declaration Mode
Enable or disable Declaration Mode

Batch Mode
If Declaration Mode is disabled VECTO can be run in Batch Mode.

cb Cycle Distance Correction
Toggle Cycle Distance Correction. Always ON in Declaration Mode.
Cycle Distance Correction monitors the driven distance in each time step and, if necessary, adds or removes time steps in order to keep the original distance given in the driving cycle.
cb Use gears/rpm's form driving cycle
If activated VECTO will use gear and/or engine speed defintions included in the driving cycle (see here).

cb Write modal results
Toggle output of modal results (.vmod files). Summary files (.vsum, .vres) are always created.

cb Shutdown system after last job
If activated VECTO will shutdown the system after the last job was completed. (Can be aborted during 100 seconds before shutdown.)

Output Path (BATCH Mode only)
Select target directory for result files (.vmod, .vres, .vsum)

cb Create Subdirectories for modal results (BATCH Mode only)
If activated a subdirectory for each job file will be created inside Output Path for modal output.

Controls

new New Job File
Create a new .vecto file using the VECTO Editor

open Open existing Job or Input File
Open an existing input file (Job, Engine, etc.)

tools Tools

info Help
  • User Manual
    • Opens this User Manual
  • Release Notes
    • Open the Release Notes (pdf)
  • Report Bug via CITnet / JIRA
    • Opens the CITnet/JIRA website for reporting bugs
  • Create Activation File
    • Create an Activation File used for Licensing
  • About VECTO
    • Information about the software, license and support contact
Message List
All messages, warnings and errors are displayed here and written to the log file LOG.txt in the VECTO application folder.
Depending on the colour the following message types are displayed:
  • Status Messages
  • Warnings
  • Errors
  • Links - click to open file/user manual/etc.
Note that the message log can be opened in the Tools menu with Open Log.

Statusbar
Displays current status and progress of running calculations. When no calculation is running the current mode is displayed (Standard, Batch or Declaration Mode).