Fault Tree Display Options

View selected Top Events

To view a FT for specific Top Events, select a Top-Effect from the drop-down menu.

The Cut-Set list will display only those basic events leading to the selected Top

events. The FT display will change accordingly.

[Image: FaultTreeProbTopEvents.png]

View single cut sets

Select the 'View Single Cut Sets' icon (see below).

[Image: faultTreeSingleCutSets.png]

Next, select a model element in the Basic Event table. The FT will display only the

cut-sets of the selected basic event that has been selected from the list.

[Image: faultTreeSingleCutSets2.png]

Hide Siblings

Select the 'Hide Siblings' icon.

This button only displays inherent cut sets of the selected Top Effect. The figure

below shows the System Fault Tree without hiding sibling cut sets.

[Image: faultTreeHideSiblings.png]

The figure below shows Hide Siblings enabled. Fault Tree cut sets belonging to

subsystems are removed, leaving cut sets directly related to the Top Effect.

[Image: faultTreeHideSiblings2.png]

Navigate with Outline View

The Outline View is used to navigate large FT diagrams.

[Image: faultTreeHighlighted.png]

Magnification & Navigation using the Outline Viewer

Right-click on any blank space in the FT diagram area to select zoom options

[Image: faultTreeExtendedMenu.png]

Capture screen

Select the Capture Screen Icon from the Icon menu to export the fault tree as an

image file.

[Image: faultTreeCapture.png]