Thermal Plot PropertyManager

To display this PropertyManager:

  1. Run a thermal study.
  2. Right-click Results and select Define Thermal Plot.

Thermal results are available for nodes only.

Display

Component Select a thermal component to plot. Directions are based on the selected reference geometry.
TEMP Nodal temperature
GRADX Temperature gradient in the X-direction of the selected reference geometry
GRADY Temperature gradient in the Y-direction of the selected reference geometry
GRADZ Temperature gradient in the Z-direction of the selected reference geometry
GRADN Resultant temperature gradient
HFLUXX Heat flux in the X-direction of the selected reference geometry
HFLUXY Heat flux in the Y-direction of the selected reference geometry
HFLUXZ Heat flux in the Z-direction of the selected reference geometry
HFLUXN Resultant heat flux
Units Select a unit for the thermal plot.
You can control the display of the fringe plot using the Settings PropertyManager.

Advanced Options

Plane, Axis or Coordinate System Select a reference plane or a reference axis to plot directional thermal results.
  Show as vector plot Available only for resultant temperature gradient (GRADN) and resultant heat flux (HFLUXN). Generates a vector plot where a vector is plotted at each node to show the magnitude and direction of the selected 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 transient thermal studies.

Plot for Single Step Select this option to plot the results at the selected solution step.
  Displays the time corresponding to the selected solution step.
Plot Step Sets the solution step number for the plot.
Plot Bounds across All Steps Select this option to plot extreme values regardless of the solution step they occur at. Select one of the following:

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.

Property

  Include title text Type a custom title for the plot.
  Associate plot with name view orientation Associate a predefined view orientation with the active plot.
Associate with current view Associates the current view with the active plot.