CustomerTrainingMaterialLecture8ResultsandPostprocessingIntroductiontoANSYSMechanicalANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryRelease13.0©2010ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.L8-1November2010IntroductiontoANSYSMechanicalChapterOverviewCustomerTrainingMaterial•Inthischapter,aspectsofreviewingresultswillbecovered:A.ViewingResultsB.ScopingResultsC.ExportingResultsD.CoordinateSystems&DirectionalResultsE.SolutionCombinationsF.StressSingularitiesG.ErrorEstimationH.Convergence•ThecapabilitiesdescribedinthissectionareapplicabletoallANSYSlicenses,exceptwhennotedotherwiseANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryRelease13.0©2010ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.L8-2November2010IntroductiontoANSYSMechanicalA.ViewingResultsCustomerTrainingMaterial•Whenselectingaresultsbranch,theContexttoolbardisplayswaysofviewingresults:Min/MaxProbeDisplacementScalingDisplayMethodContourSettingsOutlineDisplayVectorDisplayControls•Inaddition,the“Timeline”alsohasananimationtoolbarwhichletstheusersetanimationcontrolsDistributeExportPlayPauseMarkersFrameRateControlANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryRelease13.0©2010ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.L8-3November2010IntroductiontoANSYSMechanical…DisplacementScalingCustomerTrainingMaterial•Forstructuralanalyses(static,modal,buckling),thedeformedshapecanbechanged:–Bydefault,ascalefactor“multiplies”actualdisplacements.–Theusercanchangetotruescaleorundeformeddisplays.AutomaticDisplacementScalingTrueScaleANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryRelease13.0©2010ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserved.L8-4November2010IntroductiontoANSYSMechanicalLegendControlsCustomerTrainingMaterial•RightClickingonthelegendinthegraphicsareaallowstheusertomodifythelegendcontrols.EditValueExport/Import/SwitchtoasavedlegendsettingIncrease/DecreaseContourBandsHorizontal/VerticallegendDisplayDate/TimeDisplayMax/MinlabelonthelegendSwitchtoLogarithmicScaleSwitchtoScientificNotationNumberofSignificantDigits•Continued...ANSYS,Inc.ProprietaryRelease13.0©2010ANSYS,Inc.Allrightsreserve