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For an overview of how the Results Application works please see
Introduction to Results Postprocessing, 1. To specifically make or modify a deformation plot, select Create or Modify from the Action pull-down menu on the Results application form; and select Deformation from the Object pull-down menu.
There is only a slight difference between Create and Modify. The main difference is that Create must be used to make a new deformation plot and Modify is used to change an existing one. If you try to modify an existing plot with Create you will be asked for overwrite permission, whereas Modify assumes that the action is desired, so no overwrite permission is requested.
| Toggles the form to select results for deformation plots. This is the default mode of the Deformation form. |
For both Modify and Create the same basic operations and options are available. To create or modify a deformed plot the following basic steps must be followed:
1. Set the Action to Create or Modify and the Object to Deformation. | |
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3. Select a deformation result from the Select Deformation Result listbox. | |
4. At the bottom of the form, indicate whether the deformation plot is to be plotted in Resultant or individual Component form. Individual components are indicated as XX, YY, or ZZ which for cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems translates to  and  , respectively. Toggle the component(s) that you don’t wish to plot OFF. | |
5. Optionally select the target entities, change display attributes, or invoke other plot options by changing these settings using the three middle icons at the top of the form. These are described in detail later in this chapter. | |
6. If animation is desired, turn the Animate toggle ON in the main form where results are selected and optionally change animation options with the right most icon at the top of the screen. For detailed explanations of animation options see Animation Options, 5 and Animation Control, 8 | |
7. Press the Apply button when ready to create the deformation plot. | |
To modify an existing deformation plot, simply follow the above procedure with the Action set to Modify. However, you must first select an existing plot using the Existing Deformation Plots button on the main form where results are selected. When an existing deformation plot is selected, all results, attributes, and options in the various widgets associated with that plot are updated to reflect that plot’s settings. You may then proceed to modify the plot.
By default a deformation plot with the name default_Deformation will be created unless the user specifically gives a different name. Multiple deformation plots can only be created and posted by giving separate names. Multiple deformation plots can be posted to the same viewport or to separate viewports. Each viewport can have its own set of deformation plots or other plot types posted. This is also true for animation of these plots. Only animation in the same viewport will be synchronized.
Each plot can have its own attributes. Each plot can also target or be displayed on separate entities and have its own associated options. These are detailed in the next sections.
