Tutorial B1: Display von Mises Stress

  1. Double-click von Mises plot.

  2. Drag and drop a Criterion Contour template onto Results, as shown in the image below, from the Plot Templates section of the tree.

  3. The template is placed at the bottom of the Results under Subcase 1.
  4. Right-click on the new template and choose Edit to change some settings in the plot.
  5. Make changes so that the dialog looks as shown below. Change the Name to Principal Stress. Turn off Min/Max Markers, change the Result Data drop-down to Stress, select a Type, such as SOLID VON MISES STRESS, then on the Visibility Options tab, turn off Element Edges.

  6. Click OK.