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Results Processing
Introduction to ANSYS
Explicit STR
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Viewing Results
When selecting a results branch, the Context toolbar displays ways of viewing
results:
Min/Max Probe
In addition, the “Timeline” also has an animation toolbar which lets the user set
Distribute
Export
animation controls
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Displacement Scaling
Pull‐down menu lets you apply a scale factor
to displacements
True Scale
• Useful for viewing small displacements
• True Scale is usually best for Explicit Dynamics
analyses
– Can give unrealistic views for the large
displacements that are common in such Large Displacement
analyses Analysis
Edit Value
Display Date/Time
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Legend Controls
The legend bounds can be manipulated to
show result distributions more clearly for
contour plots
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Legend Controls
Independent Bands allow neutral colors to represent regions of the model above or
below the specified legend limits.
Legend Contour
Range
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Display Method
The “Geometry” button controls the contour display method. Four
choices are available:
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Display Method
Capped IsoSurfaces are manipulated by an independent controller:
• Icons allow isosurface cap to be top or bottom or both
• The cap threshold can be controlled via the slider or by typing the value directly
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Contour Settings
The “Contours” button controls the way in which contours are
shown on the model
Smooth
Contours Contour Bands
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Outline Display
The “Edges” button lets you show the
undeformed geometry or mesh
No Wireframe
Show Undeformed
Wireframe
Show Undeformed
Model
Show Elements
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Section Planes
Section Planes can be added and edited in both the preprocessor
as well as the post processor
• To add a section plane select the “Draw Section Plane” icon, then click‐
drag with the left mouse
• Selection planes can be turned on/off using the check box in the details
view
• Delete section planes using the delete icon
• Edit section planes by highlighting desired plane name and using the
‘handle’ in the Graphics window
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Scoping Results
Limiting results displayed can be useful when post‐processing:
• Scoping automatically scales the legend to results for selected regions
To scope contour results:
• Pre‐select geometry then request the result of interest
• The non‐selected geometry will be displayed as translucent
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Scoping to a Path (Profile Plots)
Results may be mapped onto a path defined by:
• A coordinate system (or multiple systems)
• Existing geometry (edges or points)
A path is created using Construction Geometry
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Scoping to a Path (Profile Plots)
Path Results may be displayed in graphical form
• Equivalent to Profile Plots in AUTODYN
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Charts and Tables
Combine MULTIPLE Results data into charts
and/or tables
• Select New Chart and Table icon
• From Details Apply the desired result(s)
– Use the CTRL key to select multiple results
• Select desired display items in details
– Often want to Omit minimum values
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Time History Data
There are two ways of obtaining time history data from
Explicit Dynamics analyses Probe
• Probes
– Use data from Results files
– Typical frequency at which data is stored may not be
sufficient to obtain high frequency responses
– Can be defined after the Solve
– Can be made parametric
– Scoped to Geometry or Coordinate System Result Tracker
– The orientation of the result item can be with respect to
global or local coordinate system
• Result Trackers
– Use data from Result Tracker Data files
– Frequency is input parameter
• Default is every cycle (captures highest frequencies)
– Must be defined prior to Solve
– Scoped to Geometry (vertex only) or Coordinate System
– Data can be read from file if desired
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Time History Data
Probe
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Time History Data
Result Tracker
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Time History Data
Example – Boundary Reaction Tracker
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Time History Data
Result Tracker Filter
• Choose Filter Type Butterworth to apply a four‐channel low‐pass Butterworth filter to the data.
• Set a cut frequency (Hz) for the filtering (default 0.0 implies no filtering)
• Cut frequency should not exceed ¼ the sampling frequency (#samples/analysis time)
• Filtered response is shown in green
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User Defined Results
User Defined Result
• Lets you define your own result
expression
• Expressions can include one or more
variables
• Names for all nodal / element variables
that can be used in expressions are
shown in the Worksheet view
• e.g. Velocity Vector plots can be
displayed by setting the expression =
VVECTOR
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User Defined Result
Velocity Vector Plot
Renamed
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Vector Plots
Vector plots involve any result quantity with direction, such as deformation,
principal stresses/strains, and heat flux
• Activate vectors for appropriate quantities using the vector graphics icon
• Once the vectors are visible their appearance can be modified using the vector display
controls (see next slide for examples)
Proportional Vectors Equal Length Vectors Element Aligned Grid Aligned Line Form Solid Form
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Vector Plots
Solid
Proportional
Length
Solid
Line Form
Proportional
Grid Aligned
Length
Line Form
Element Aligned Wire frame
Proportional
Length
Line Form
Element Aligned
Solid
Equal Length
Solid Form
Solid
Element Aligned
Proportional
Length
Solid Form
Wire frame
Element Aligned
Equal Length
Solid Form
Element Aligned
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Animation Controls
• The animation toolbar allows user to play, pause, and stop animations
• Note: animations are accessed via the “Timeline” at the bottom of the
graphics screen
• Can be used on contour results (except vector results)
– Highlight the particular result branch, RMB and insert an Alert
– In the Details view, specify the criterion
• In Outline tree, after Solve:
– Green checkmark indicates criterion is satisfied
– Red exclamation mark indicates criterion was not satisfied
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Multiple Viewports
Multiple viewports can be used to display various images at the
same time (model or post‐processing data)
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Coordinate Systems
Results containing directional components can be mapped to a local coordinate system:
• Select from defined coordinate systems in the drop down list shown in the detail window
• Direction Deformation, Normal/Shear Stress/Strain, and Directional Heat Flux can use coordinate systems
Stresses in Global XYZ Coordinate System Stresses in Local Cylindrical Coordinate System
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Direct Access to Results
Design Assessment
• Introduced in Workbench to enable customized post‐
processing of Mechanical systems
• Programmable/scriptable means to access results
• Explicit Dynamics can be an upstream system for Design
Assessment
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Design Assessment – Display Fragments
Equivalent plastic strain
Fragment Volume
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Workshop 5 – Process Results of Cyl. Impact
Goal:
Gain Hands‐on Experience on Results Processing
Procedure:
Load the project created in Workshop 1
Apply the various techniques described in this chapter to the project results (resolving if
necessary)
Walkthrough
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