Postprocessing - how to set contour levels

[Wnuczko]

Hi guys,

Please help. I want all elements with stress higher than 150MPa to be displayed in red.

I go to View Options > PostProcessing > Contur/Criteria Levels.

In Level Mode I go to User Defined.
In Contour Palette I go to User Palette.
#of Levels I like to keep 16.
I want to keep original Max and Min thus I click on Auto Max Min.

I go to Set Levels...
I see max level is only 6 even tough I have selected 16.
Anyway I type in Level: 2
Value: 150
Click No Magenta

OK. Apply.

I stil have Magenta, I have only 6 levels, I cant see my level at 150 units on the legend. All values seems automatic.

What I'm missing?

Rgds,

 

[BlasMolero]

Dear Wnuczko,
Go to VIEW options (press F6 key) and set the MAX Threshold (I am running the current version of FEMAP V11.2.2):

Next plot the result, if I set the maximum level at 85, then in red i will see values above 85:

Best regards,
Blas.

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Blas Molero Hidalgo
Ingeniero Industrial
Director

IBERISA
48004 BILBAO (SPAIN)
WEB:

http://www.iberisa.com

Blog de FEMAP & NX Nastran:

http://iberisa.wordpress.com/

 

[BlasMolero]

Regarding levels, here you are my options (click in SET LEVELS in the above VIEW Options Postprocessing window), of course, I get rif of horrible magenta color!!:

Best regards,
Blas.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Blas Molero Hidalgo
Ingeniero Industrial
Director

IBERISA
48004 BILBAO (SPAIN)
WEB:

http://www.iberisa.com

Blog de FEMAP & NX Nastran:

http://iberisa.wordpress.com/

 

[Wnuczko]

Dear Blas,

And can you display you max stress value on top of the contour legend as well? See attached.

Indeed I want to color all elements above treshold to red, but I want to keep my max stress value there on top. Then it is clear what is the max, and what is above the limit I have set.

I know it is a sily question but presentation of results is important and I don't feel comfortable when Max stress is not displayed...

Best regards, M.

 

[Wnuczko]

Solved.

For anyone interested. You go to F6>PostProcessing>Contour/Criteria Levels>3.User Defined

then Click Auto Max Min to keep those values
then Go to Set Levels and under level 2 type desired threshold.

Apply. Done!