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POST1 POST26

ANSYS

ANSYS RST

ANSYS z

UX,UY,YZ,ROTX,ROTY,ROTZ nodal solution z

element solution

41 POST1

POST1POST1

POST1 /POST1 Main Menu | General Postproc

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POST1 ANSYS ANSYS RESUME

ANSYSJobname.RST

1Main Menu | General Postproc | Data & File Opt Data and File Options 4.1

4.1 2Data to be read

3.2.3 Solution Controls BasicWrite Item to Results FileAll items FILEResults file to be read

SETSUBSET APPEND Main Menu | General Postproc | Results Summary 4.2

4.2 Main Menu | General Postproc | Read Results | Next Set/ Previous Set

SETMain Menu | General Postproc | Read Results

1Main Menu | General Postproc | Read Results | First Set

2Main Menu | General Postproc | Read Results | Next Set/ Previous Set

3Main Menu | General Postproc | Read Results | Last Set.

By load StepBy Set Number Results SummaryBy Time/Freq ANSYS

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Main Menu | General Postproc | Options for Outp Options for Output 4.3

4.3 Results coord systemLocal system Local system reference no

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POST1POST1 z z z z z

z

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CommandPLNSOL GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Contour Plot | Nodal Solu CommandPLESOL GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Contour Plot | Element Solu CommandPLETAB GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Contour Plot | Elem Table CommandPLLS GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Line Elem Res

PLNSOL GUI ANSYS

GUI PLNSOL Contour Nodal Solution Data 4.4Item to be contoured

DOF solutionStressStrain Item to be plotted Def shape only

Def + undeformedDef + undef edge 4.5 XUX Def + undef edge

4.4

4.5 PLNSOL

PLESOL PLETABElement table 4.2 GUI 4.6

4.6 PLLS I jPLLS i j

GUI 4.7

4.7 PLLS

4132 CommandPLDISP GUI Utility Menu | Plot | Results | Deformed Shape Main Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Deformed Shape 4.1.3.1 PLNSOL

4133 ANSYSUROTTGS

CommandPLVECT GUI

Main Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Vector Plot | Predefined Main Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Vector Plot | User-Defined

4134 4.3

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CommandPRNSOL GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Nodal Solution Utility Menu | List | Results | Nodal Solution CommandPRESOL GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Element Solution Utility Menu | List | Results | Element Solution GUI 4.4ANSYS

PRESOL ELEM 4.2.1.2

NSORTMain Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Sorted Listing | Sort NodesESORT Main Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Sorted Listing | Sort Elems

CommandNUSORT GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Sorted Listing | Unsort Nodes CommandEUSORT GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Sorted Listing | Unsort Elems

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ANSYS SETSUBSET PRNSOL PLESONPRNSOL PLESON 4.1.3

SX

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GUI CommandETABLE GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | Element Table | Define Table Main Menu | General Postproc | Element Table | Erase Table Utiliy Menu | Select

4211 GUI Lab 4.9 ETABLE Lab POST1 ETABLE Item Comp SXSXS Item

X Comp CompItem VOLM Comp Item CompCENT PLNSOL

ETABLE Item Comp ANSYS Element Output Definitions 4.1 BEAM4 Name ETABLE Item

ETABLE CompO R Jobname.OUTORYa

4.1 BEAM4 Element Output Definitions ANSYS Name Definition O R

EL Element number Y YNODES Element node number (I and J) Y Y

MAT Material number for the element Y YVOLU: Element volume - Y

CENT:(X,Y,Z) Global location of the element centroid XC, YC, ZC - YTEMP Temperatures at integration points T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T6,T7,T8 Y Y

PRES Pressure P1 at nodes I,J; OFFST1 at I,J; P2 at I,J; OFFST2 at I,J; P3 at I,J;

OFFST3 at I,J; P4 at I; P5 at J Y Y

SDI R Axial direct stress 1 1 SBYT Bending stress on the element +Y side of the beam 1 1 SBYB Bending stress on the element -Y side of the beam 1 1 SBZT Bending stress on the element +Z side of the beam 1 1 SBZB Bending stress on the element -Z side of the beam 1 1 SMAX Maximum stress (direct stress + bending stress) 1 1 SMIN Minimum stress (direct stress - bending stress) 1 1

EPELDIR Axial elastic strain at the end 1 1 EPELBYT Bending elastic strain on the element +Y side of the beam 1 1 EPELBYB Bending elastic strain on the element -Y side of the beam 1 1 EPELBZT Bending elastic strain on the element +Z side of the beam 1 1 EPELBZB Bending elastic strain on the element -Z side of the beam 1 1 EPTHDIR Axial thermal strain at the end 1 1 EPTHBYT Bending thermal strain on the element +Y side of the beam 1 1 EPTHBYB Bending thermal strain on the element -Y side of the beam 1 1 EPTHBZT Bending thermal strain on the element +Z side of the beam 1 1 EPTHBZB Bending thermal strain on the element -Z side of the beam 1 1 EPINAXL Initial axial strain in the element 1 1

MFOR:(X,Y,Z) Member forces in the element coordinate system X, Y, Z directions 2 YMMOM:(X,Y,Z) Member moments in the element coordinate system X, Y, Z directions 2 Y

1The item repeats for end I, intermediate locations (see KEYOPT(9)), and end J. 2If KEYOPT(6) = 1 GUI

1 4.1.1

2 Utility Menu | Select 3Main Menu | General Postproc | Element Table | Define Table

4.8 Element Table DataUpdateDelete

4.8 4 Define Additional Element Table Items 4.9 User Label for itemLabResults Data Item 4.1

4.9 5

Geometry Elem volume VOLU

4.8 4.10

4.10 6

4212 ANSYSItem and Sequence Numbers for the ETABLE and ESOL Commands 4.2 BEAM4

Label 4.1 Name 4.1 Definition ItemLSLEPELSMISC ETABLE Item 4.2 EIJ

Comp BEAM4 JSMAX ItemNMISC Comp3EPINAXL Item=LEPYHComp11

BEAM4KEYOPT KEYOPT 2.5KEYOPT90 KEYOPTs

4.2 BEAM4 (KEYOPT(9) = 0) Item and Sequence Numbers for the ETABLE and ESOL Commands

KEYOPT(9) = 0 Label Item E I J

SDIR LS - 1 6

SBYT LS - 2 7

SBYB LS - 3 8

SBZT LS - 4 9

SBZB LS - 5 10

EPELDIR LEPEL - 1 6

EPELBYT LEPEL - 2 7

EPELBYB LEPEL - 3 8

EPELBZT LEPEL - 4 9

EPELBZB LEPEL - 5 10

SMAX NMISC - 1 3

SMIN NMISC - 2 4

EPTHDIR LEPTH - 1 6

EPTHBYT LEPTH - 2 7

EPTHBYB LEPTH - 3 8

EPTHBZT LEPTH - 4 9

EPTHBZB LEPTH - 5 10

EPINAXL LEPTH 11 - -

MFORX SMISC - 1 7

MFORY SMISC - 2 8

MFORZ SMISC - 3 9

MMOMX SMISC - 4 10

MMOMY SMISC - 5 11

MMOMZ SMISC - 6 12

P1 SMISC - 13 14

OFFST1 SMISC - 15 16

P2 SMISC - 17 18

OFFST2 SMISC - 19 20

P3 SMISC - 21 22

OFFST3 SMISC - 23 24

P4 SMISC - 25 -

P5 SMISC - - 26

Pseudo Node

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

TEMP LBFE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 GUI 1 4.1.1

2 Utility Menu | Select 3Main Menu | General Postproc | Element Table | Define Table 4.8

4 Define Additional Element Table Items 4.11By sequence num Item

4.11NMISC1 BEAM4 IItem

4.2.1.1

4.11 5

4213 1ETABLE ETABLE

2SMISC1 MFORX X SOLID45 P1 1

ETABLE ESEL Utility Menu | Select | Entities

3ANSYS 1 2 14.8

4

422

CommandPLETAB GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | Element Table | Plot Elem Table Main Menu | General Postproc | Plot Results | Elem Table Utility Menu | Plot | Results | Contour Plot | Elem Table Data PLETAB GUI 4.1.3.1

CommandPRETAB GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | Element Table | List Elem Table Main Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Elem Table Data Utility Menu | List | Results | Element Table Data

423

ANSYS

1 CommandSABS GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Abs Value Option

2 CommandSSUM

GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Sum of Each Item 3 CommandSADD GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Add Items

4 CommandSMULT GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Multiply

5 CommandSMAX GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Find Maximum

6 CommandSMIN GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Find Minimum

7 CommandSEXP GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Exponentiate

8 CommandVCROSS GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Cross Product

9 CommandVDOT GUIMain Menu | General Postroc | Element Table | Dot Product

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ANSYS 6.1POST1

1PATH

2PPATH 3PDEF

431

ANSYS6.1 3 GUI GUI z CommandPATHPPATH GUI Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Define Path | By Nodes z CommandPATHPPATH GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Define Path | On Working Plane z CommandPATHPPATH GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Define Path | By Location

GUI 1Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Define Path | By Nodes

2 4.12 Define Path NameName Number of data setsnSets 4XYZS 30Number of divisions

nDiv 20

4.12

(3) Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Define Path | Path

Status | Defined Paths

Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Define Path | Path Status | Current PathMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Recall Path

Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Delete Path

432

DOF

ANSYS XGYGZG SXGYG ZGS

S GUI 4.3.1 1Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Map onto PathMap

Result Items onto Path 4.13 4.3.1

4.13 2 User label for item Item to be mapped

3

433

z

S

CommandPLPATH GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Plot Path Item | On

Graph z CommandPLPAGM GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Plot Path Item | On

Geometry CommandPRPATH GUI Main Menu | General Postproc | List Results | Path Items Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | List Path Items Utility Menu | List | Results | Path Data PRANGEMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Path Range

GUI 1 PRANGE PLPATHPRAPATHMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Path Range 4.14 Path Range for Plot and List

4.14 2 Path distance range X-axis variableX S

3Main Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Plot Path Item | On Graph 4.15 Plot of Path Items on GraphPath items to be graphed

4.15 4 ANSYS 4.16 Z Utility Menu | PlotCtrls | Style | Graph

4.16

434

ANSYS6.1 GUI GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Plot Path Item | List Path Item

435

POST1

GUI z CommandPASAVE GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Archive Path | Store | Paths

in file z CommandPARESU GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Archive Path | Retrieve |

Paths from file z CommandPAGET GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Archive Path | Store | Path

in array z CommandPAPUT GUIMain Menu | General Postproc | Path Operations | Archive Path | Retrieve |

Path from array GUIANSYS

Utility Menu | Parameters | Array Parameters | Define/EditJobname.db

GUI

44 POST26

POST26 POST26

GUI ANSYS CommandPOST26 GUIMain Menu | TimeHist Postpro

1 POST26 2 3 4

441 Variable Viewer

Variable ViewerMain Menu | TimeHist PostPro | Variable Viewer POST26

POST26 4.17

4.17 1TOOLBAR

Add Data 4.4.3 Delete Data Graph Data 10 4.4.5

List Data 6 Properties Import Data Export Data

Overlay Data

Clear Refresh Data Results to View

2Hide/Show Variable List/ 3Variable List

4Hide/Show Calculator/ 5Variable Name Input Area 32 6Expression Input Area

7APDL Variable Drop Down ListAPDL

APDL 8Time-History Variable Drop Down List

9Calculator Area ANSYS

442

ANSYS jobname.RSTANSYSJobname.RSTANSYS Main Menu | TimeHist PostPro | Settings | File FileANSYS

Main Menu | TimeHist Postpro

GUIMain Menu | TimeHist PostPro | Variable Viewer

GUI ANSYS

1 POST1

2ANSYS

3 POST26 POST1 POST26 4.4.1

443

32TIMEFREQANSYSANSYS 200ANSYS Time FREQ

1 2 GUI 4.4.2

1 Variable ViewerAdd Data Add Time-History Variable 4.18

2 Result Item Properties Variable Name ANSYS

4.18

2 4.19

444

ANSYS

GUI UXofNode1 1 X

1 4.19 VelXofNode1

4.19 2 APDL 4.20

deriv Dy/Dx Y X UXofNode1 TIME

4.20

3 ANSYS 4.21

4.21

445

4451 10 Graph Data

4.22 1 X

4.22 X TIME

FREQ X X-Axis X X

Properties Time-History Properties 4.23 X-AxisX X X

4.23 X

4452 List Data

4.24

4.24 4.23 Lists