Animate the Results

1. In the tree view, right-click on Results and select Edit.

   

2. From the Subcases drop-down menu select MODE 1, FREQ=628.57233. Make sure that Contour and Deform are checked.
3. Click on the Animation Options tab.

   Number of Frames = 25

   Delay (msec) = 20

   Mode = Oscillate

   

4. Click OK.
5. Right-click on Results and select Animate. You should see the contour and deformation animated.
6. Right-click on Results and select Animate once more to stop the animation.
7. Right-click on Results and select Edit.
8. Uncheck the Contour checkbox. Notice that the displacement contour plot is no longer being interpolated along with the deformation plot.

This concludes Normal Modes Analysis of a Propeller.

The following summarizes the main topics covered:

• How to set up and run a simple normal modes analysis.
• How to interpret the frequency or eigenvalue extraction results.
• How to set up and run a simple animation.