Displacement Plot
The Displacement
Plot PropertyManager allows you to plot displacement and reaction
force results for static, nonlinear, dynamic, drop test studies, or mode
shapes for bucking and frequency studies.
Displacement results are
available for nodes only.
Display
NOTE:
You can control the display of the fringe plot using the Settings PropertyManager.
Available for all displacement components.
Advanced Options
Plane, Axis,
or Coordinate System
.
Select a reference plane or a reference axis to plot displacement.
Show PSD value.
(Available for random vibration studies only.) When checked, the PSD values
are shown for a particular solution step. Otherwise, the RMS values across
the whole frequency range are shown.
Show as vector
plot. Generates a vector plot where a vector is plotted at each
node to show the magnitude and direction of the selected displacement
or reaction force component. You can control the
size and density of the vectors in a vector plot using the Vector Plot Options PropertyManager.
Plot Step
Available only for nonlinear, dynamic and drop test studies.
Plot for single step
.
Time
. Displays the time corresponding to the selected plot
step.
Displays
the frequency corresponding to the selected plot step. Available for harmonic
and random vibration studies
Plot Bounds across
All Steps
.
Maximum.
Displays the maximum algebraic values (envelope plot) across all solution
steps.
Minimum.
Displays the minimum algebraic values (envelope plot) across all solution
steps.
Absolute maximum. Displays the absolute maximum values (envelope
plot ) across all solution steps.Available only for frequency and
buckling studies.
Deformed Shape
If checked, the selected displacement component is plotted on the deformed
shape of the model.
Automatic.
Displays the default Scale Factor
that the program uses to scale the largest deformation
to 10% of the largest dimension of the smallest box that surrounds the
model.
True scale.
Displays the actual deformed shape of the model (Scale
Factor is 1.0).
Defined.
Allows you to enter your own Scale Factor
. In
most cases, a larger scale factor helps to appreciate the deflection.
Property
Include title
text. If checked, type a custom title for the plot.
Associate plot
with name view orientation. Allows you to associate a predefined
view orientation with the active plot.
Associate
with current view
. Allows you to associate the current view with the active
plot.
To plot a displacement component in a selected reference
geometry: