About This Manual

This online manual was designed with two different tasks in mind; for a new user and as a reference guide. The new user will benefit from the Contents section which takes the user through the software beginning at the basics and moving to the more advanced functions. It is designed to help in creating a Logic Tree, adding assembly information, and analyzing the completed Linear Stack Study. It gives step-by-step instructions for most of the tasks performed. The Index part of the Help Manual is best used as the Reference section to find more information on a specific topic. Here the user types in the keywords for the function they wish to find and selects the Index Entry for the information.

This Help Manual is divided into 4 general sections, each focusing in on a specific concept. Each of these sections, or chapters, are described briefly below.

	Introduction

	This section explains the layout and function of this manual as well as the basic ingredients to create a Stack Study in 1DCS. This section also gives instructions on how to use this help menu and describes the latest enhancements and features within 1DCS.

	Getting Started - Basic Functions

	This section describes the Menus and Toolbars for Opening, Saving, and Printing models. This section also covers Graphics and Options functions as well as Screen Check and Information functions. This section basically covers the information on how the software can be customized to the users preferences and requirements and covers the basic setup functions.

	Analyzing the Model

	After the Logic Tree has been configured, you are ready to begin using the analysis functions. This section describes the different options available for calculating the tolerances, running simulations, and viewing the results.

	Tutorial

	This section allows the user to step through the background for tolerance studies and actual working examples.