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Results Postprocessing
Results Postprocessing
Chapter Overview
In this chapter, aspects of reviewing results will be
covered:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
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Viewing Results
Scoping Results
Exporting Results
Coordinate Systems & Directional Results
Solution Combinations
Stress Singularities
Error Estimation
Convergence
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A. Viewing Results
When selecting a results branch, the Context toolbar displays ways of viewing results:
Min/Max
Legend Settings
Displacement Scaling
Display Method
Contour Settings
Animation Controls
Outline Display
Probe Tool
Slice Planes
Export AVI
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Displacement Scaling
For structural analyses (static, modal, buckling),
the deformed shape can be changed
By default, the scaling is automatically exaggerated
to visualize the structural response more clearly
The user can change to undeformed or actual deformation
No Displacement Scaling
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Legend Controls
Auto Select
Reset
Enter maximum/minimum
range for contours
Enter maximum/minimum
legend value or allow auto
selection
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Color/Position/Size
Selectors
Contour number
selector
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Display Method
The Geometry button controls the contour
display method. Four choices are possible:
Exterior
IsoSurfaces
Capped IsoSurfaces
Slice Planes
Capped IsoSurfaces
will remove regions of
the model where the
contour values are
above (or below) a
specified value.
Slice Planes allow a
user to cut through the
model visually. A
capped slice plane is
also available, as shown
on the left.
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Contour Settings
The Contours button controls the way in
which contours are shown on the model
Smooth Contours
Isolines
Contour Bands
Solid Fill
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Outline Display
The Edges button allows the user show the
undeformed geometry or mesh
No Wireframe
Show Elements
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Slice Planes
When in Slice Plane viewing mode, slice planes
can be added and edited
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. . . Probe Tool
The Probe object (previous page) allows
users to annotate a result at a particular
location on a contour plot
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. . . Probe Tool
Probe Tool example:
Local coordinate system defined as
shown
Probe tool located at local CS
Stress results (all) requested
Local CS
Probe Tool
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Animation Controls
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The animation toolbar allows user to play, pause, and stop animations
Note: animations are accessed via the tab at the bottom of the graphics screen
Start/Stop/Pause
Export video
(avi) file
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Alerts
Alerts are simple ways of check to see if a scalar
result quantity satisfies a criterion
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Capped/Top/Isosurface
Display
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Threshold Controls
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Vector Plots
Proportional Vectors
Grid Aligned
Element Aligned
Line Form
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Solid Form
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Vector Plots
Examples
Proportional Length
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Equal Length
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Multiple Viewports
Using multiple viewports is especially useful for
postprocessing, where more than one result
can be viewed at the same time
Useful to compare multiple results, such as results from
different environments or multiple mode shapes
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Default Settings
Under Tools > Options > Simulation: Graphics, the
default graphics settings can be changed.
This way, each user can make all results for new simulations
be displayed to his/her preference
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B. Scoping Results
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C. Exporting Results
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Exporting Results
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Exporting Results
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D. Coordinate Systems
If coordinate systems are defined, a new item will be
displayed in the Details view of directional results:
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Coordinate Systems
For the model shown below, one local
cylindrical coordinate system is defined
Note that displaying Deformation in the xdirection in the global and local coordinate
systems will show different results.
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E. Solution Combinations
ANSYS License
DesignSpace Entra
DesignSpace
Professional
Structural
Mechanical/Multiphysics
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Availability
x
x
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Solution Combinations
To perform solution combinations, do the following:
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DesignSpace Entra
DesignSpace
Professional
Structural
Mechanical/Multiphysics
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Availability
x
x
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Solution Combinations
Environment 3
ANSYS License
DesignSpace Entra
DesignSpace
Professional
Structural
Mechanical/Multiphysics
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Availability
x
x
x
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F. Stress Singularities
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Stress Singularities
In a linear static structural analysis, there are several
sources which may cause artificially high stresses:
Stress singularities
Geometry discontinuities, such as reentrant
corners (shown on right)
Point/edge loads and constraints
Fixed supports and other constraints which prevent Poissons
effect
Fixed supports and other constraints which prevent thermal
expansion
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Stress Singularities
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Overconstraints
A Fixed Support is an idealization, and modeling the constraint properly may
be required (possibly including the geometry on which the part is
connected)
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G. Error Estimation
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. . . Error Estimation
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H. Convergence
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Convergence
To use this feature, simply select a
result item RMB and insert
Convergence
In the Details of the Convergence branch
select the max or min value for
convergence and allowable change (20%
default)
In the Details view of the Solution
branch, input the
max number of refinement loops per
solve
Input a reasonable value, such as 1 to 4,
so that Simulation will not try to refine the
mesh indefinitely.
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Convergence
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Convergence
After the solution is complete, one can view the results and
the last mesh
Note that the mesh is refined only where needed, as shown in
the example below
The Convergence branch shows the trend for each refinement
loop as well as the values and number of nodes and elements
in the mesh
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Region of interest
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If convergence controls
were simply added to
the entire model, the
geometric discontinuity
would cause a stress
singularity which
increases without
bounds.
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Convergence Summary
Convergence Details:
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Goal:
Analyze the high pressure vent assembly shown below and
then use some of the advanced postprocessing features to
review the stress and deflection results.
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