The document describes how to use ANSYS's Report Generator tool to create an HTML report summarizing the results of an analysis. Key steps include: capturing images, animations, tables and lists from the model results; assembling these into a report with headings and descriptive text; and previewing and saving the completed report.

1. Results Viewer
Workshop 13D
Postprocessing

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13D. Postprocessing
Results Viewer
Description
• Use the “Results Viewer” to postprocess the model solved in
Workshop 13C.

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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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4. Open the Results Viewer:
– Main Menu > General Postproc > Results Viewer

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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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6. Move the contour legend to the right side of the graphics window.
1. Right click on legend, pick “Contour Right”.
2. Right click in graphics window, select “Replot”.
Right click
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7. Animate the X-Componenet of Displacement:
1. Use the pulldown list to select “X-Component of Displacement”.
2. Select the animate button.
3. Select Deformed Results, then [OK]
4. [OK]
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8. Stop the animation and exit the
Results Viewer:
1. [Stop]
2. [Close]
– Select File -> Close
9. 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
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9. Report Generator
Workshop 13E
Postprocessing

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13E. Postprocessing
Report Generator
Description
• Use the “Report
Generator” to create an
HTML – “Internet Ready”
report.

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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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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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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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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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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
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6. Capture Tables:
Report Generator:
– [Table Capture] button
• Caption “Material Properties”
• Select “Material properties”
• [Apply]
• Caption “Reaction Forces”
• Select “Sum of reaction forces”
• [OK]
– Or issue:
~tcl,'ansys::report::tablecapture 2 "Material Properties“ 1'
~tcl,'ansys::report::tablecapture 4 "Reaction Forces"'
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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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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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8e. Insert captured images:
– Select the following images under “Report Images”
• Plot of Elements
• Plot of Stress in X-direction
• Animation of Deformed Results
• Graph of Plot

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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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9. Preview the Report
– Select the “Preview Report” button

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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