How to know exactly value node by node 1

[nikko801]

when you obtain for results stress and strains for example of a plate and ou have the graphical visualization:

how you can know the exact value node by node??

how you can visualize graphically both load applied and results (e.g. von mises stress) at the same time??

the manual is not very clear about these points..

I hope someone in this forum is able to do this

 

[blogan]

You can either export the unique nodal data using the .rpt format or you can write a Python script to export the data (and do any manipulation of data).

Please refer to thread799-178458 for more information.

Sorry, but I don't know much about custom visualizations.

 

[bassmanjax]

If you have an idea of which nodes you are interested in, you can use 'Tools > Query' in Viewer to inspect nodal and elemental results. This can also be saved to a text file.
Chapter 30 in the CAE manual nicely covers how to use the query tool.

If you had a lot of nodes or elements to deal with, you may be better to look at using a Python script as blogan said.

Regards

Martin

 

[Yoman228]

If tou intrested the nodal value along a line. you can use the path function. and output the value for the path.

 

[xerf]

"how you can visualize graphically both load applied and results (e.g. von mises stress) at the same time??"

If your load is actually imposed displacement then
use CAE->Visualization Module-> Menu -> View-> Odb Display Options -> Tab "Entity" -> Check "Show boundary conditions" -> Apply

If your load is concentrated force then you have to request CF output before running the job and in the Visualization make an overlay plot of CF as symbol plot and Mises as Contour plot.
CAE->Visualization Module-> Menu -> View-> Overlay plot

For the case when your load is traction or pressure on boundary I do not know any straightforward method if any.
The distributed load is converted in nodal loads by FEM, so CAE might not carry the original information in .odb.

However, personally I prefer to generate separate figures containing the loadings and boundary conditions of the model in the CAE/Load module.

 

[nikko801]

How you can put out the value for the path??

How can you impose a displacement instead a force?