Deformation Scale

Geometry deformation is often very small in comparison to the overall model size. The Deformation tools enable you to exagerate the effect so you can see where deformation occurs, more clearly.

Figure 1: showing Undeformed (left) and Adjusted 5x (right) deformation for a typical model.

Undeformed view

The original shape is displayed without any deformation effects.

Actual deformation

The true deformed shape is displayed. With the exception of large displacement scenarios (Nonlinear Static or Event Simulation studies), the true deformation will often be too small to see clearly. This option is the default for Nonlinear Static and Event Simulation studies only.

Adjusted 0.5x deformation

This option provides half as much exaggeration as the default Adjusted option.

Adjusted deformation

This is the default deformation scale option for all study types except Nonlinear Static and Event Simulation. The deformation scale is a function of the model's bounding box size and the actual maximum displacement magnitude. Specifically, the scaling factor equals 0.5 * (the bounding box diagonal length) / (the maximum displacement magnitude).

Adjusted 2x deformation

This option provides twice as much exaggeration as the default Adjusted option (preceding bullet).

Adjusted 5x deformation

This option provides five times as much exaggeration as the default Adjusted option.