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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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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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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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Element solution contours are determined by linear interpolation within each element but no nodal averaging is performed. The discontinuity between contours of adjacent elements is an indication of the gradient across elements. The inter-element discontinuities in our solution are relatively small compared to the stress levels. This indicates that the mesh resolution is reasonably good.

Query Results

To determine the value of the first principal stress sigma1 at a selected location, select

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