Results Postprocessing > Numerical Methods > 13.1 Introduction
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13.1 Introduction
A result in Patran is an array of one, three, or six numbers that represent a physical results quantity associated with finite element entities. These results are computed by the analysis program and loaded into or referenced by the Patran database by an application interface which translates the results.
Results can be retrieved only after the following questions are resolved:
• What Result Case does it belong to? See Result Case(s) and Definitions, 3.
• Are the results a scalar, vector, or tensor quantity? See Data Types, 3.
• In what coordinate system do the results belong? See Coordinate Systems, 27.
• Are the results associated with nodes or elements? See Target Nodes and Elements, 6.
• Are the results complex or single valued? See Numerical Form, 5.
• What layer or position do the results belong to? See Layer-Position, 6.
• For element results, where in the element are they computed? See Element Position, 7.
Each question involves an attribute which characterizes the result and differentiates it from other results. Every result must have all of these attributes defined before it can be retrieved from the database. This chapter dedicates itself to explaining these attributes and the internal workings of the program when these attributes are modified and manipulated.