how to plot the MPC in the result window?

[flyforever85]

I ran a modal analysis of a structure that has different MPCs and i want to see how they move but I can't figure out how to show them in the post-processing window. Thoughts?

thanks!

 

[FEA way]

You should be able to show MPCs when you use "Create Display Group" option. There in the items list you can find MPCs. What's more in "View --> ODB Display Options --> Entity Display" you can find MPCs as well. But the second option works only in Explicit.

 

[flyforever85]

I tried to create a display group with MPCs only but nothing appears in the viewport. I know they are there because the max displacement points in an empty space where they are supposed to be

 

[FEA way]

Then I'm afraid that it's not possible to visualize MPCs in results from Abaqus/Standard. You would have to replace them with other constraints that can be shown in Viewer.

 

[flyforever85]

I thought so. Not not what is comparable. Maybe kinematic coupling?

 

[FEA way]

It depends which type of MPC you use and for what purpose. But usually yes, kinematic coupling is the closest one.