The Max/Min Results Sorting postprocessing utilities permit sorting of results across multiple load cases based on a user-specified criteria. The results of the sort are displayed on each element with the load case and the maximum (or minimum) value.

Max/Min Sort is accessible from the MSC SuperModel main menu.

This is the main Max/Min Results Sorting form. If you are operating from within the File Manager, results can be compared between submodels with different numbering schemes. If the File Manager is not running, then the numbering schemes are assumed identical among the models.

The Max/Min results sorting capabilities of MSC SuperModel are accessed through the main form shown below. This form enables the user to compare results obtained in other databases as well as across multiple results cases. In addition, the user can sort results for either selected elements or nodes as well as by groups or current viewport. Results obtained from any Max/Min sort may also be saved to a Patran ASCII report file.

If you are using the SuperModel File Manager, then the following form displays when you select Compare Other Models on the main Max/Min Result Sorting form.

If you are not using the SuperModel File Manager, the following form displays when Compare Other Models is selected from the main Max/Min Result Sorting form.

If you choose Select Results on the main Max/Min Result Sorting form, the following menu displays. Select which results cases to compare from either the current or multiple models as well as the specific result type.

The Result Value option menu choices offered are determined by the type of result selected. If the result is a tensor, the following options are displayed. Sort options for a tensor (stress or strain) result.

If the selected result is a vector (forces or displacements), only the components are available.

If Control was selected from the main Max/Min for, the Display Options form displays. In the Display Options form, the user can change the default display properties of the Max/Min sorted results.

In MSC SuperModel, the Critical Results Cases legend is presented to the user with all the Load Case names that satisfy the Max/Min Sort criteria. The user may then select those results associated with particular Load Cases to display in the graphics viewport. The default is to display the results associated with all critical load cases.

This functionality is particularly useful if a large number of load cases satisfy the Max/Min Sort criteria, but only a limited set are associated with the current region of the model. The extraneous information may be disabled resulting in an uncluttered display of the key results of interest.

The results of the Max/Min Sort are displayed graphically on each selected element of the model. The maximum (minimum) result for the selected elements or elements in the selected groups from the selected load cases maybe displayed at either the element centroid, nodal or both positions. Nodal results are always displayed at the nodes as shown below.