Other Results

There is an Other Results drop-down menu in the Inquire panel of the Results Inquire ribbon tab. For each of the commands in this menu, results for the selected model entities are listed in a table format. The tables list the node numbers; nodal X, Y, and Z coordinates; results components in the various directions; and some summary information. The summary shows the minimum and maximum values from each results column and the sum (when applicable). In certain cases, part and/or element numbers are also listed. The table contents are described below and on the subtopic pages where each available command is detailed. For documentation purposes, the five available commands are grouped into three categories, as follows:

Help Topic	Command Name
Reaction, Internal, and Applied Forces and Moments	Reaction Forces and Moments
	Internal Forces and Moments
	Applied Forces and Moments
Element Forces and Moments (applicable to beam and truss elements only)	Element Forces and Moments
Stress Tensor	Stress Tensor

Table Features Common to all of the Other Results Commands

The following output data, options, or buttons appear in the results table for all five of the Other Results commands:

• Node Number: This column lists the node numbers associated with the current selection set. Node numbers are assigned during the model decoding portion of the solution process. Each node in the model has a unique identification number. Multiple coincident nodes might exist at part boundaries, depending upon mesh matching and contact options.
• X coordinate, Y coordinate, and Z coordinate: These three columns list the X, Y, and Z nodal coordinates, respectively, using the current display units. The values represent the undisplaced (that is, original) location of each specified node before a load is applied. Nodal coordinates in the tables are always based on the global coordinate system, even when an alternative coordinate system is currently active in the Results environment.
• Include results from hidden elements: When this option is deactivated, the effects of hidden elements are excluded from the table.

  Tips:

  • Interior elements are hidden by default. In addition you can hide individual elements or parts. In either case, the hidden elements are ignored when this option is unchecked, and they are included when the option is checked.
  • Multiple results can occur at a single node. Each element that shares a node contributes its own result at the shared node. These multiple results might be listed separately (when smoothing is disabled) or might influence a single reported result (when smoothing in enabled).
• Clear: Click this button to deselect all currently selected entities, producing an empty table.
  Note: You can also select a different entity (or entities), either graphically or using the Specify button (see below). This action clears the prior results and populates the table with the results for the new selection set. As always, you can also modify the existing selection set. Hold down the Ctrl key when clicking to toggle the selection state of an entity. Hold down Shift to add entities or Ctrl+Shift to remove entities.
• Save Values: Click this button to save the tabulated results to an output file. Choose from the following two file extensions:
  • File Out (*.out)
  • Comma Separated Value File (*.csv)

  Both are plain text files with one line of text per table row and comma-separated values. The *.csv file extension is recognized by Microsoft® Excel and, for convenience, you can associate the *.out file extension with the text editor of your choice (such as Windows® Notepad).

  Navigate to the folder of your choice, specify the filename (which defaults to the model name), and click Save.

• Save To Report: This button saves an Out file (*.out) to the folder, {modelname}.ds_data\x (where x is the number of the current design scenario). It also automatically appends the comma-separated text to the end of the HTML report for the current design scenario.
• Specify: This button launches the Specify Node(s) dialog, in which you can specify nodes to list using one of the following two methods:
  • Node Number(s): Enter one or more node numbers, using commas to separate them.
  • Location: Enter the X, Y, and Z coordinates of a point in space. The point does not have to correspond to an actual node location. Also, enter a Radiusto define a spherical zone around the specified point. All nodes located within this spherical zone are selected and listed in the table.

Note: You can select nodes, surfaces, edges, elements, or parts before clicking a command in the Other Results menu, or you can select the entities after clicking the command. Regardless of the type of entity selected, the nodal results associated with the selection set are listed in the table. For example, if you select an edge or a surface, all of the nodes along the selected edge or surface are listed in the table.

Table Sorting

By default, results are initially sorted by ascending Node Number. To change the sort criterion, click on the heading cell of the column by which you wish to sort. Click the heading cell of a column that is already selected as the sort criterion to invert the order (from ascending to descending values, or from descending to ascending values). For example, to sort by descending Z coordinates, click the Z coordinate column once to sort by ascending Z coordinate, and click once more to reverse the order (descending values).