Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

13.2.4.1.Turning Load Symbols and Contours On and Off ......................................................... 247
13.2.4.2. Displaying Boundary Condition Values Next to a Symbol ............................................ 248
13.2.4.3. Displaying Boundary Condition Symbols for Hidden Surfaces .................................... 248
13.2.4.4. Scaling Vector Load Symbols ...................................................................................... 248
13.2.4.5.Turning Other Symbols On and Off ............................................................................. 248
14. Creating Geometric Results Displays ................................................................................................ 249
14.1. Using the GUI to Display Geometric Results ................................................................................. 249
14.2. Options for Creating Geometric Results Displays .......................................................................... 250
14.3. Changing the Specifications for POST1 Results Displays ............................................................... 251
14.3.1. Controlling Displaced Shape Displays ................................................................................. 251
14.3.2. Controlling Vector Symbols in Your Results Display .............................................................. 252
14.3.3. Controlling Contour Displays .............................................................................................. 252
14.3.4. Changing the Number of Contours ..................................................................................... 253
14.4. Q-Slice Techniques ...................................................................................................................... 254
14.5. Isosurface Techniques ................................................................................................................. 255
14.6. Controlling Particle Flow or Charged Particle Trace Displays ......................................................... 255
15. Creating Graphs ................................................................................................................................ 257
15.1. Graph Display Actions ................................................................................................................. 257
15.2. Changing the Specifications for Graph Displays ........................................................................... 258
15.2.1. Changing the Type, Style, and Color of Your Graph Display ................................................... 258
15.2.2. Labeling Your Graph ........................................................................................................... 259
15.2.3. Defining X and Y Variables and Their Ranges ....................................................................... 260
15.2.3.1. Defining the X Variable .............................................................................................. 260
15.2.3.2. Defining the Part of the Complex Variable to Be Displayed .......................................... 260
15.2.3.3. Defining the Y Variable .............................................................................................. 260
15.2.3.4. Setting the X Range .................................................................................................. 260
15.2.3.5. Defining the TIME (or, For Harmonic Response Analyses, Frequency) Range ................ 261
15.2.3.6. Setting the Y Range ................................................................................................... 261
16. Annotation ........................................................................................................................................ 263
16.1. 2-D Annotation ........................................................................................................................... 263
16.2. Creating Annotations for ANSYS Models ...................................................................................... 264
16.3. 3-D Annotation ........................................................................................................................... 265
16.4. 3-D Query Annotation ................................................................................................................. 265
17. Animation .......................................................................................................................................... 267
17.1. Creating Animated Displays Within ANSYS ................................................................................... 267
17.2. Using the Basic Animation Commands ........................................................................................ 267
17.3. Using One-Step Animation Macros .............................................................................................. 268
17.4. Capturing Animated Display Sequences Off-Line ......................................................................... 269
17.5. The Stand Alone ANIMATE Program ............................................................................................. 269
17.5.1. Installing the ANIMATE Program ......................................................................................... 270
17.5.2. Running the ANIMATE Program .......................................................................................... 270
17.6. Animation in the Windows Environment ...................................................................................... 271
17.6.1. How ANSYS Supports AVI Files ............................................................................................ 271
17.6.2. How the DISPLAY Program Supports AVI Files ...................................................................... 272
17.6.3. Other Uses for AVI Files ....................................................................................................... 273
18. External Graphics .............................................................................................................................. 275
18.1. External Graphics Options ........................................................................................................... 275
18.1.1. Printing Graphics in Windows ............................................................................................. 275
18.1.2. Exporting Graphics in Windows .......................................................................................... 275
18.1.3. Printing Graphics in UNIX ................................................................................................... 276
18.1.4. Exporting Graphics in UNIX ................................................................................................. 277
18.2. Creating a Neutral Graphics File ................................................................................................... 277
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