I built a relatively complex model and was able to run it. I would like to check the stress distribution inside the object. may you advice how to do cross sectioning. what are the commands? thank you.
The two commands you'll need to familiarize yourself with are /cplane and /type. You should be able to located the workplane in the location of interest and go from there.
I have one more question, I used following commands to see a cross section:
/VIEW,
WPLANE,
/CPLANE, 1
/TYPE, , 5
but this applies to the deformed shape, all the coordicate values has been changed. For example, I want to see the stress distribution on a flat surface, but the surface has become crooked after load is applied. how Can I pick up this tortuous surface?