Analysis is a versatile technology and should be leveraged as such. Testing tends to be more precisely focused on specific areas while analysis provides a more broad system-wide approach. When dealing with complex systems a crack, for example, may be the result of vibration emulating from a seemingly unrelated component. Pretesting analysis helps identify probable cause areas and determine where testing should be focused, where to lay strain gauges, place accelerometers and so on.
In many cases analysis is used prior to testing to evaluate and disprove or validate solution alternatives. However, 6D also employs analysis tools to guide testing. After creating a model of the system analysis is performed to help identify areas of concern or probable problem areas. This helps accelerate the problem-solving process to get equipment back into operation more quickly.