Specify how the result is displayed on the model.
You can display the result shaded or as line contours across the model. Line contours plots are the preferred option for accurate interpretation of results.
You can also specify how to display the following types of results:
- vector (Orientation at skin)
- tensor
Dialog elements
- Selection
- Specify how the result is displayed on the model.
Note: Only options relating to the selected result are active.
- Shaded
- Displays the plot as a shaded solid, whereby the colors are a graduated representation of the result values.
- Shaded results are useful for seeing how the part fills when model layers are hidden. They are the preferred option for situations where visual impact is important, such as for reports, presentations etc.
- Vector as Darts
- Displays the vector result in each element as an arrow.
- The direction of the arrow represents the vector direction, and the length of the arrow is either constant, or proportional to the magnitude of the vector depending on the Dart/segment length setting on the Vector tab.
Note: The color of the vector representation is determined by the vector magnitude or a selected vector component, as set in the Color options on the Vector tab.
- Tensor as axes
- Select this option to display the tensor result in each element in the form of a crosshairs display, where the directions of the three axes represent the tensor eigenvectors (principal directions), and the length of the axes represent the relative magnitudes of the tensor eigenvalues.
Note: The color of the tensor representation is determined by the particular tensor principal value or tensor component selected in the Color options on the Tensor tab.
- Tensor principal vector as darts
- Select this option to display the tensor result in each element in the form of a coordinate axis system display, where the directions of the three axes represent the tensor eigenvectors (principal directions), and the length of the axes represent the relative magnitudes of the tensor eigenvalues.
Note: The color of the tensor representation is determined by the particular tensor principal value or tensor component selected in the Color options on the Tensor tab.
- Contour
- Displays the plot as a set of contours, whereby each line represents a specific value.
- The line contours are displayed in the order in which the part fills.
Note: This plot is useful for viewing fill time results from a Fill+Pack analysis.
- Vector as segments
- Displays the vector result in each element as a line.
- The direction of the line represents the vector direction, and the length of the line is either constant, or proportional to the magnitude of the vector depending on the Dart/segment length setting on the Vector tab.
Note: The color of the vector representation is determined by the vector magnitude or a selected vector component, as set in the Color options on the Vector tab.
- Tensor as ellipsoids
- Select this option to display the tensor result in each element in the form of an ellipsoid, where the directions of the three ellipsoid axes represent the tensor eigenvectors (principal directions), and the length of the axes represent the relative magnitudes of the tensor eigenvalues.
Note: The color of the tensor representation is determined by the particular tensor principal value or tensor component selected in the Color options on the Tensor tab.
- Tensor principal vector as segments
- Select this option to display the tensor result in each element as a single axis representing the tensor first principal direction, and the length of the axis represents the magnitude of the tensor first principal value.
Note: The color of the tensor representation is determined by the particular tensor principal value or tensor component selected in the Color options on the Tensor tab.
- Contour
- Specify how the contour is displayed on the model.
You can either select a single contour, or enter the required number of contours.
- Single contour
- Displays the result as a single contour.
- Contour value
- Allows you to enter a specific result value to be plotted as a single contour on the part.
- Select Contour in the Selection area, check the Single contour box, and then enter the required value to be plotted.
- Number of contours
- Specify the number of contours to be displayed on the result.
- Use the arrows to select the number of line contours, or enter the number in directly.
Note: The maximum number of contours is 100.
- Display on deformed mesh
- This feature is available for compression-type molding processes only, and is on by default. With this option set, the results are plotted with the mesh 'stretched' to correspond to the press location at that time step, which is important for good understanding of the results. The compression-type molding process flow results which incorporate this option include:
- conversion at node (thermoset materials only)
- density
- extension rate
- frozen layer fraction
- pressure
- polymer fill region
- shear rate
- temperature
- velocity
- viscosity