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Displaying Results
Contour Plots
Probing Results
Probing Contour Results
Probing Reaction Forces, Joints, Bolt Pretension,
Beams
Mapping Results onto Paths
Existing Geometry
Construction Geometry (Paths and Surfaces)
Linearized Results
Beam Results
Charts Stress-Strain, Force-Deflection
User Defined Results
Coming at ANSYS 13.0
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Contour Plots
At Release 12.1, users have the following options while
displaying contour plots for results like stresses, strains,
etc. (not available for DOF results eg: Deformations)
Unaveraged: Displays unaveraged results.
Averaged: Displays averaged results. (Default)
Nodal Difference: Computes the maximum difference
between the unaveraged computed result (for example, total
heat flux, equivalent stress) for all elements that share a
particular node.
Nodal Fraction: Computes the ratio of the nodal difference
and the nodal average.
Elemental Difference: Computes the maximum difference
between the unaveraged computed result (for example, total
heat flux, equivalent stress) for all nodes in an element,
including midside nodes.
Elemental Fraction: Computes the ratio of the elemental
difference and the elemental average.
Elemental Mean: Computes the elemental average from the
averaged component results.
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Legends
Use Adjust to Visible to update the legend
to include only Visible elements after
slicing a model
Probing Results
The Probe Tool allows you to scope a result object
to a location and make that result parametric.
The Probe Tool can be scoped to geometry, a local
coordinate system or using a remote point.
The orientation of the result item can be with
respect to global or local coordinate systems.
Probing Results
Probe Tool example:
Local coordinate system defined as shown
Probe located at local CS
Stress results (all) requested
Probe Location
Local CS
Probing Results
Probe Tools can also be used to extract force reactions at supports and
Joints
Probing Results
Existing Geometry
Paths Plots can be obtained on edges
available on the geometry
Scope the results to the selected edge(s)
Retrieve the results
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Construction Geometry
Paths can be created using one of three
available methods:
Two points (each point can be a vertex, or a
picked one through x,y,z picking on geometry
or directly specified by three coordinates in the
details window)
Edge (an existing geometry edge)
X axis intersection (using a coord system
specially suited for linearized stress results)
Surfaces can only be created using
coordinate systems
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Linearized Results
The Linearized Stress results calculate membrane, bending, peak, and total stress along a
straight line path in the Mechanical application
To Calculate Linearized Stresses
Define a Path (Should not Pass Through Holes)
On the Solution toolbar, click Linearized Stress, and then click the stress you want to calculate
In the Details view, select the Path you have defined to calculate the linearized stress
Select the coordinate system you have used for the model
Click Solve to calculate linearized stress along the path
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Beam Results
Results for beams are obtained by using the Beam Tool
The following results are available:
Direct Stress: The stress component due to the axial load encountered in a beam
element
Minimum Bending Stress: From any bending loads a bending moment in both the local
Y and Z directions will arise. This leads to the following four bending stresses: Y
bending stress on top/bottom and Z bending stress the top/bottom. Minimum Bending
Stress is the minimum of these four bending stresses
Maximum Bending Stress: The maximum of the four bending stresses described under
Minimum Bending Stress
Minimum Combined Stress: The linear combination of the Direct Stress and the
Minimum Bending Stress
Maximum Combined Stress: The linear combination of the Direct Stress and the
Maximum Bending Stress
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Charting Results
Users can create charts using the chart icon
Graph individual results
Combine multiple results
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Charting Results
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