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Finite element results generally take the form of numbers, such as the amount of stress or strain at each node point in the model. However, it is difficult to gain a real understanding of how a model behaves by looking at a stack of numbers on paper. The ability to visualize results using computer graphics, animation, and other results tools has made computer-aided analysis practical for a much wider audience of people, by providing a real, visual sense of a model's behavior.
The Results application in Patran takes a dual approach to this kind of visualization, known formally as "postprocessing":
• The most common result display and animation capabilities are bundled on a single, easy-to-use menu option requiring little more than the selection of results values and display techniques.
• Other menu options provide a broader range of results display and output techniques, combined with greater flexibility in areas such as managing results values, deriving results, and controlling attributes of your display.
Overall, interactive results display represents the link between a finite element analysis and your engineering judgement. By looking at results, such as color-coded results displays, deformed shapes, animations of how your model moves, and reports of numerical results values, you gain the insight needed to verify or improve your design.