Displacement result
The Displacement result is a color contour plot that shows how much the model has moved relative to its original position. You can choose to view the total displacement or the components of the total displacement (in each of the three global directions):
- Total Displays the magnitude of the displacement, regardless of its direction. This value is always positive. The magnitude is the total distance any given point has moved.
- X Displays the X component of the total displacement.
- Y Displays the Y component of the total displacement.
- Z Displays the Z component of the total displacement.
Note: Not all displacement necessarily causes stress. Rigid-body motion causes displacement without stress. It is the relative displacement of one point on a part relative to another point on the same part that indicates deformation has occurred. Deformation, represented as Strain, produces stress in a material.
The following equation describes the relationship between the displacement magnitude (δ) and its components (δx, δy, and δz):
δ = ( δx2 + δy2 + δz2 )1/2