The following are all the buttons available in the Stress Linearization dialog and the functions that they perform.
- Global Stress Tensors
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Press one of these buttons to have the desired stress tensor results displayed on the model in the display area (color contour plot). The first letter of the tensor refers to the vector normal to the face of the element and the second letter is the direction of the stress. For example, XX is the normal stress in the X direction and XY is the shear stress along the YZ plane in the Y direction.
- Local Stress Tensors
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Press one of these buttons to have the desired local stress tensor results plotted in the graph area. The first letter of the tensor refers to the vector normal to the face of the element and the second letter is the direction of the stress. For example, NN is the normal stress in the local N direction and TH is the shear stress along the HN plane in the T direction. The SCL must be defined before a graph will be displayed, and the N, H, and T axes should be properly oriented. For information on how these direction are defined, refer to the Linearization Controls.
- Print
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Pressing this button will cause the current image in the display area and the current graph in the graph area to be printed to your default printer.
- Print Preview
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Pressing this button will allow you to see the current image that will be printed.
- Properties
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Pressing this button will access the Preview Properties dialog which you can use to customize the display area controls. See Preview Properties for more details.
- Mesh Only
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Pressing this button will cause the model to be displayed with only the mesh lines in the display area. The color of the mesh lines will follow the contour of the selected stress tensor.
- Shaded Mesh
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Pressing this button will cause the model to be shaded with the mesh lines. The color of the shading will follow the contour of the selected stress tensor.
- Shaded Only
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Pressing this button will cause the model to be shaded with no mesh lines present. The color of the shading will follow the contour of the selected stress tensor.
- Smooth Color Gradient
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When this option is active, the averages of the stress results between adjacent elements will be displayed at the node in the display area. This will eliminate abrupt changes in color along adjacent elements.
- Display Model Without Results
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Pressing this button will allow you to view only the geometry of your model. No stress contours will be present.
- Rotate
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When this button is depressed, dragging the mouse across the display area will cause the model to rotate.
- Zoom
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When this button is depressed, dragging the mouse across the display area will cause the model to zoom in and out.
- Rectangle Zoom
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When this button is depressed, you can define a rectangle in the display area to zoom in on.
- Pan
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When this button is depressed, dragging the mouse across the display area will cause the model to pan across the screen.
- Node Selection
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When this button is pressed, you can click nodes in the model to define the SCL.
- Enclose SCL
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Pressing this button will cause the display area to dynamically zoom in on the stress classification line (SCL). This option will only be available after an SCL has been selected.
- Orientation Controls
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Press one of these buttons to change the orientation of the model to one of the 6 orthogonal views or an isometric or axonometric view. The model will dynamically rotate to the appropriate view.
- Enclose
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Press this button to have the entire model appear in the display area. When this button is pressed the model will dynamically pan and zoom until it is in the display area.
- Last View
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Pressing this button will reorient the model to the most previous view.
- Clipping Plane Setup
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Pressing this button will access the Clipping Plane dialog where you can define planes that will slice through you model so that you can see the results along a specified cross section. See Clipping Plane for more details.
- Colors
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Pressing this button will access a screen where you can customize the colors used for the background and mesh lines in the display area.
- Enable Lighting
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Pressing this button will either activate or deactivate the OpenGL lighting. The controls can be set using the Lighting Properties button.
- Display All Elements
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Pressing this button will cause all the elements in the model to be displayed.
- Display Surface of Model Only
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Pressing this button will cause only the surface mesh to be displayed. If this button is not active, the solid mesh will be displayed as well. You will only be able to see the solid mesh if the Mesh Only button is active or if the Translucent Effects drop-down box is set to Model Translucent.
- Show Intersected Elements Only
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Pressing this button will cause all the model to disappear except for the elements that are intersected by the SCL. This option will only be active after an SCL has been defined.
- Translucent Effect
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This drop-down box controls the translucent effects of your model in the display area. There are three options:
- No Translucency: This option will disable the translucent effects for all elements of the model.
- Model Translucent: This option will cause the entire model to appear translucent. This will allow you to see the interior mesh lines when the model is shaded.
- Intersected Elements Translucent: This option will cause any element that is intersected by the SCL to appear as translucent. This will allow you to see the SCL as it passes through the model.
- Load Case Selection
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You can select which load case that you want to view the stress results for using this drop-down box.