Vector Options

Right-click on Displacement in a subcase and select Edit. Check the box beside Vector Options tab.

The Vector Options tab has the following main sections:

• Results:
  • You can choose from different types of results to display in the vector plot, as shown in the figure above.
  • As an example, if SOLID STRESS is selected under Results, various normal stresses and principal stresses can be displayed in the vector format.
  • In the example shown in the figure below, the normal stresses are displayed as a vector plot on the deformed mesh.

    

  • You may choose to display multiple vector plots in the same plot or a vector plot on a contour plot, and so on.
• Components:
  • You can select to view the vectors along single direction, a combination of directions, or just their magnitudes.
  • When SOLID STRESS is chosen under Results, you can select to view the vectors along a single direction, a plane, a combination of these, or just their minimum, middle, and/or maximum principal stresses.
• Display Options:
  • You can change the size of the vector arrows.