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Plotting A Graph2
Plotting A Graph2
(Ref: Basic Guide – 5.3.1.4 Path Plots)
>General Postprocessor
>Path Operations >Define Path >By Nodes (Select nodes for plot)
Hold shift key down and select the nodes on a line. <OK>
>By Location (Type in coordinates)
>On WP (Graphically. WP= Working Plane)
Dialog box appears:
Path Name: Normal Stress
No. of data sets: 1
No. of divisions: 20 <OK>
>Plot Results >Plot Path Item>Linearized Stress
Dialog box:
Item to plot: Horiz stress SX <OK>
[Plot] >Elements (Return to element plot)
Plotting a Graph – EXCEL
Plot a Graph of Stress Distribution at Midplane
Zoom in on the midplane nodes
[Pan, Zoom, Rotate] > (•) [Box Zoom] (Click & drag box to select area around midplane)
Select the Nodes to Plot
[Plot] Nodes (Show just the nodes to make them easier to
select)
[Select] Entities >Nodes (•) [From Full]
(Select the nodes where the stress is to be graphed)
Graphically:
In Pick Window, select (•) [Box] (Click & drag box to select nodes along midplane)
Or (Hold down the Shift Key and click on each node in sequence <OK>)
Capture the Numeric Data:
[List] >Nodes> Coordinates only (Lists only the coordinates of the selected nodes)
[List] Results >Nodal Solution> Stress (Choose the stress components you want to plot)
Using Windows, click & drag a box around the desired data. CTRLC to copy to the clipboard.
(Don’t worry if you get unwanted columns in between. You can delete them before you plot.)
Plot the data using EXCEL:
Go to the Windows START Menu. Open Excel with a new blank document.
Copy and paste the stress components of the nodal stress into Excel (Hoop, Radial, Axial).
In Excel: [Edit] >Paste Special> (Paste into Excel. Note: all items are placed in one column).
Dropdown Clipboard Menu: => Import Wizard
(Click on the little clipboard picture.) => Fixed Width (Separates data into columns)
(Right click on unwanted columns. Hit delete to erase them.)
(Adjust column widths to suit data.)
(Note! Sort columns by location, not Node number!! )
(Add column headings: UX = X, SX = Radial, SY = Axial, SZ = Hoop)
(Select the complete table. Select Plot Wizard, graph style, data series…)
(Plot all 3 stresses vs UX value of nodal coordinates.)
NOTE: You must return to the [Select] menu option to reselect the Full Set of nodes before
continuing. Otherwise, you will only see the selected subset in any further operations.