View Geometric Non-linear Results
View displacement results for geometric non-linear analysis.
With linear analysis, displacements are small. Deformed shapes are scaled so that the deformation can be visualized. With geometric non-linear displacement can be significant. You may want to view them in true scale.
- In the Project Tree, click the Results branch for the geometric non-linear analysis.
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To view results in true scale, on the Deformation panel, select the
True deformation check box.
Figure 1. -
View Safety factors
to ensure the material has not yielded (Safety factor less than 1.0).
Remember: The analytic assumption in geometric non-linear is large deflections/rotations but small strains. The material properties are still assumed to be linear.