Deflection results

The deflection results shows the deformed representation of all surfaces of the warped part.

Viewing the normal components

You can view Deflection, all effects:Deflection which are the total deflections at each node, or the component of the deflection along either the X, Y, or Z axis. The axis directions are determined by the defined anchor plane and are indicated in the anchor plane symbols.

The Deflection, all effects:Normal Component plot shows how much the part deviates, perpendicular to the original model surface. Positive values indicate outward deflection while negative values indicate inwards deflections of the surface.

For Midplane models, the mesh orientation defines the surface normal direction, which defines the top and bottom surfaces. The thickness attribute defines how far the two surfaces are from the midplane. In this analysis, you’ll see normal deflection in two different plots:

• Normal Component (top) - where the normal aligns with the mesh orientation
• Normal Component (bottom) - where the normal aligns in the opposite direction of the mesh orientation

If the Normal Component (top) plot moves in a positive direction, it means that the part is bending toward the top surface. If it moves in a negative direction, it means that the part is bending toward the bottom surface. At any given node on the Midplane model, the normal direction deflection results on the top and bottom surfaces have equal magnitude but opposite sign.

Using this result

The total deflection plot shows you the total predicted deformation of the part, based on the default best fit technique, or on a user-defined anchor plane.