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Results Viewer
1. Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your
instructor using “multi-ls” as the jobname.
2. Resume the “multi-ls.db” database file from workshop 13C:
– Utility Menu > File > Resume from …
• Select the “multi-ls.db” database file, then [OK]
– Or issue: RESUME,multi-ls,db
3. Enter the General Postprocessor and read in a set of results:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Read Results > First Set
– Or issue:
/POST1
SET,1
4. Write out a PGR file including all three load steps:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Write PGR File
• Write data for all sets
• Select “Stress” [OK]
– Or issue:
POUTRES,S
SET, , , , , , ,1
PGSAVE,'multi-ls','pgr','.',0, 0,0
SET, , , , , , ,2
PGSAVE,'multi-ls','pgr','.',0, 0,0
SET, , , , , , ,3
PGSAVE,'multi-ls','pgr','.',0, 0,0
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5. Use the viewer to plot the Equivalent Stress for Load Step 2:
1. Move the scroll bar to “Load Step 2”.
2. Use the pulldown list to select “von Mises Stress”.
3. Use the contour plot button to display nodal results.
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1. Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using “report” as
the jobname.
2. Read input from the “plate-13e.inp” file:
– Utility Menu > File > Read Input from …
• Select the “plate-13e.inp” file, then [OK]
– Or issue:
/INPUT,plate-13e,inp
3. Open the Report Generator:
– Utility Menu > File > Report Generator
• Select “Overwrite”, then [OK]
• Select “Yes” to create a new directory
13E. Postprocessing
Report Generator
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Report Generator
4. Capture images:
4a. Plot elements:
– Utility Menu > Plot > Elements
– Or issue:
EPLOT
Report Generator:
– [Image Capture] button
• Caption “Plot of Elements”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
~tcl,'ansys::report::imagecapture “Plot of Elements” '
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Report Generator
4b. Plot Stress in X-direction:
– General Postproc > Plot Results > Contour Plot > Nodal Solution
• Select “Stress”, “X-direction SX”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
/POST1
PLNSOL,S,X,0,1
Report Generator:
– [Image Capture] button
• Caption “X-direction Stress”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
~tcl,'ansys::report::imagecapture “X-direction Stress” '
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Report Generator
4c. Plot Stress along a path:
– General Postproc > Path Operations > Plot Path Item > On Graph
• Select “L-SX”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
PLPATH,L-SX
Report Generator:
– [Image Capture] button
• Caption “Graph of SX Stress on Path L-SX ”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
~tcl,'ansys::report::imagecapture “Graph of SX Stress on Path L-SX" '
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Report Generator
5. Capture an animation:
Report Generator:
– [Animation Capture] button
• Caption “Animation of Deformed Results - SX Stress”
• Select “Deformed Results”, then [OK]
• Select “Stress”, “X-direction SX”, then [OK]
– Or issue:
~tcl,'ansys::report::animcapture "Animation of Deformed Results - SX Stress" 100'
/REPLOT,RESIZE
PLNSOL,S,X
ANCNTR,10,0.5
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Report Generator
7. Capture Lists:
Report Generator:
– [Listing Capture] button
• Caption “List of Stress along Path L-SX”.
• Type “PRPATH,L-SX” in command line.
• [OK]
– [Listing Capture] button
• Caption “List of Constraints on Selected Items”.
• Type “SBCLIS” in command line.
• [OK]
– Or issue:
~tcl,'ansys::report::outputcapture "List of Stress along Path L-SX" "prpath,l-sx"'
prpath,l-sx
~tcl,'ansys::report::outputcapture "List of Constraints on Selected Items" "sbclis"'
sbclis
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Report Generator
8. Create the HTML report using all the captured information:
Report Generator:
– [HTML Report Assembler] button
8a. Insert a Report Heading:
– Select “Report Heading”
• Title, “Analysis of a Plate with Hole”
• Author Name, “John Doe”
• Subtitle, “X-Company”
• [OK]
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8b. Insert Text:
– Select “TEXT”
• Type in the following, “The purpose of this
analysis was to analyze a plate with a hole.”
8c. Insert Dynamic Data:
– Select “Dynamic Data” and click on yellow text window
– Type in the following
/nopr
*get,revision,active,0,rev
*vwrite,revision
(f3.1)
8d. Insert Text:
– Select “TEXT”
• Type in the following, “revision of ANSYS.”
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Report Generator
8f. Insert Lists and Tables:
– Select the following images under “Report Lists”
• List of Stress along Path
• List of Constraints on Selected Items
– Select the following images under “Report Tables”
• Material Properties
• Reaction Forces
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Report Generator
10. Save and Close the Report
Generator:
– Select “File”, “Save and Close”
11. Exit ANSYS:
– Pick the “QUIT” button from the Toolbar
(or select: Utility Menu > File > Exit...)
• Select “Quit – No Save”
• [OK]
– Or issue:
FINISH
/EXIT,NOSAV