Sign-up for free online course on ANSYS simulations!Step 8: Postprocess the Results
Enter the postprocessing module to analyze the solution.
Main Menu > General Postproc
Plot Deformed Shape
Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape
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To get the background back, you just have to select this again.
Animate the deformation:
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Deformed Shape...
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Close the Animation Controller.
Plot Nodal Solution of von Mises Stress
To display the von Mises stress distribution as continuous contours, select
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Select Nodal Solution > Stress > von Mises stress and click OK.
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When you plot the "Nodal Solution", ANSYS obtains a continuous distribution as follows:
1. It determines the average at each node of the values of all elements connected to the node.
2. Within each element, it linearly interpolates the average nodal value obtained in the previous step.
Plot Element Solution of von Mises Stress
To obtain results without nodal averaging, select
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Select Element Solution > Stress > von Mises stress and click OK. This displays the von Mises stress results as discontinuous element contours.
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Go to Step 9: Validate the results