| Distance Between |
The distance between two nodes or two systems (markers). The
options, Magnitude, X,
Y, and Z, allow you to
display the designated value for each selected measure group. Note: When
this measure type is resolved in a cylindrical or spherical user
system, the graphical user interface automatically changes to
display Magnitude, R, T, Z or
Magnitude, R, T, P. The component values
are simply calculated as the difference between the component values
of the two entities.
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| Minimum Distance |
The minimum (or shortest) distance between two entities. Click the
Pick Entities button to display the
Minimum Distance dialog.
Use the From and
To input collectors to select, or change,
the type of entity that will be added to a measure group. You can
then pick entities to be measured directly from the screen, using
the quick window selection, or by clicking the
Elements,
Components, or
Nodes input collector and using the
extended entity selection menu. See the Select Entities Using the Input Collector topic for more
information on selecting entities. Note: The From collector will
always pick nodes (only) on the selected part, and the To
collector will either pick nodes or elements on the selected
part. For faster computation, it is recommended to use to Nodes
for both collectors. When defining From or To sides, picking
entities from more than one model is not allowed. A warning
message will be displayed and you will have to redefine the
set.
Activate the Save
set check box to save the measure groups as a set.
See the Sets Panel topic for additional
information.
The options, Magnitude,
X, Y, and
Z, allow you to display the designated
value for each selected measure group. Tip: You can also
use the Results Browser context menu and the
Entity Editor section of the browser
to create, view, and edit a minimum distance measure group.
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| Incremental Distance |
The incremental distance between two nodes or two systems (markers).
The incremental distance gives the relative change in distance between
two points. It is calculated by taking the distance between two entities
(at the current time step) and subtracting the distance between (at the
relevant frame, or time step, depending on the animation mode as defined
below). The change of length is displayed.
- In transient animation mode, the incremental distance is
relative to the time step at which the measure is defined. The
change in distance between two points is tracked relative to the
time at which the measure is defined.
- In linear or modal animation mode dealing with real data, the
incremental distance always gives the change in distance between
two points with respect to the undeformed configuration.
- In modal animation mode with complex data, the incremental
distance is relative to the frame/angle at which the measure is
defined.
The options, Magnitude,
X, Y, and
Z, allow you to display the designated
value for each selected measure group. Attention: In the
case of incremental distance, Magnitude
is calculated as the change in magnitude value between the
current frame and reference frame and is not calculated from the
X, Y, and
Z components.
Note: When this measure type is resolved in a cylindrical or
spherical user system, the graphical user interface
automatically changes to display Magnitude, R, T,
Z or Magnitude, R, T, P.
The component values are simply calculated as the change in
component values between the current frame and reference frame.
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| Position |
Available for nodes or systems (only). Provides x, y, and z
coordinates at any given time frame. The options,
X, Y, and
Z, allow you to display the designated value
for each selected measure group. |
| Relative Displacement |
The distance of a node at any given time relative to a position at
the time the measure item is defined. The options,
Magnitude, X,
Y, and Z, allow you to
display the designated value for each selected measure group |
| Relative Angle |
The angle between the new N1 N2 direction versus the original N1 N2
direction defined at the time the measure is created (T1). The display
options are True angle,
X-projection,
Y-projection, and
Z-projection. The X-projection option
displays the projected true angle onto the plane, with the x-axis as the
normal. The Y-projection and Z-projection options act in a similar
manner. |
| Angle Between |
The angle between three nodes (N1, N2, and N3) or three systems
(markers). Three nodes/markers are required to define the measure. The
display options are True angle,
X-projection,
Y-projection, and
Z-projection. |
| Incremental Angle |
The incremental angle between three nodes (N1, N2, and N3) or three
systems (markers). Three nodes/markers are required to define the
measure. The incremental angle gives the relative change in angle formed
by the three points. It is calculated by taking the included angle of
the three points (at the current time step) and subtracting the angle
between (at the relevant frame, or time step, depending on the mode of
animation as defined below). The change of angle is displayed.
- In transient animation mode, the incremental angle is relative
to the time step at which the measure is defined. The change in
angle is tracked relative to the time at which the measure is
defined.
- In linear or modal animation mode dealing with real data, the
incremental angle always gives the change in angle with respect
to the undeformed configuration.
- In modal animation mode with complex data, the incremental angle
is relative to the frame/angle at which the measure is
defined.
The display options are True angle,
X-projection,
Y-projection, and
Z-projection.
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| Circle radius |
The radius and center point of a circle defined by three nodes or
three systems. The display options are Radius,
Ctr X, Ctr Y, and
Ctr Z. |
| Yaw Pitch Roll |
The angular rotational displacement of a system (marker) around the
z-axis, y-axis, and the x-axis is defined. The display options are
Yaw, Pitch, and
Roll |
| Nodal Contour or Elemental Contour |
When a contour has been applied to the model, an additional measure
option is available. Nodal Contour is added if
the contour contains nodal results; Elemental
Contour is added if the contour contains elemental
results. For each of these measure types, you can display the nodal
or elemental values of the selected nodes or elements by activating
Value.
If the contour is based on
a MaxLayer/MinLayer/ExtremeLayer, then the
Value displayed consists of two parts: a
“Value =” display that gives the actual
value extracted across all layers that is a Max/Min/Extreme
respectively, and a “Layer=” display that
provides the layer name corresponding to the Max/Min/Extreme value.
This is useful in identifying the significant ply and its value at
the same time. Any curves generated from the Create
Curves button will be plotting based on the number
associated with “Value=”.
An additional
Envelope Subcase check box is available
if the contour belongs to an Envelope derived load case. This option
will only be displayed in the panel if:
- The Envelope function is not of the
Range type.
Activating Envelope Subcase will
display the subcase to which the value belongs in the case of a
subcase trace plot, and the subcase/simulation to which the value
belongs in the case of a Simulation or None trace
plot. Note: Starting in version 2019,
Value will display the underlying
numeric value irrespective of whether the Envelope trace plot is
set to None, Subcase, or Simulation. Older session files that
use Value to display subcase or
simulation will be updated to use the Envelope subcase check box
instead when loaded in version 2019.
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| Node Path |
Two or more nodes are required to define this measure. The nodes
located in the path between the selected nodes will be automatically
selected. You can continue to select nodes in the model to define a path
from which you would like to extract the contour results in order to
create a plot. The options, Value and
Distance, allow you to display the value and
distance magnitude for nodes. Distance displays
the distance from the first node to each node along the path. Nodes on
a cross-section can be selected for defining a path along the
cross-sections. This is useful in measuring the variation of a
result, for example the blank thickness in stamping simulation,
along a section cut. There are however, certain restrictions on
selection and interchangeability of paths on regular model nodes to
section cut nodes.
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to clear your selections if
necessary.The node or element IDs for each selection are added to the definition box.
located to the right of the list
box.
If a Live link is available for the items plotted on a single curve, the curve is instantly adjusted to the new order of the items. Reordering also helps in sorting items according to a particular direction of the model (increasing the X, Y, or Z location, or the IDs of the entities).
to start/enter the review
mode.
The Review mode allows you to see which items/entities are included in the To and From sides of the selected Minimum Distance measure group.Attention: This option is available for Minimum Distance measure groups only.When the mode is active, you can click on an item/entity in the Measure item list within a particular Measure group to display which entities are included in the To side of the measure item (highlighted in green) and which entities are included in the From side of the measure item (highlighted in white).Note: The button will remain in a depressed state to indicate the review mode is active.To stop/exit the review mode and return the model to its normal display state, simply left click on the Review mode icon again.Click the Edit button
to display the Minimum Distance
dialog and edit the items/entities included in the selected measure.