Display results using a result probe

Create the result probe

1. Make the Simulation file the work part.

2. Make the appropriate solution active. The probe that you create calculates results based on the results from this solution.

3. Click the Results tab.

4. Choose Result Probe .

5. Enter a name for the result probe.

6. In the Formula box, type the expression to define the probe using standard expression syntax. You can enter one or more of the following:A result variable, which is an expression. A result variable defines a result type such as displacement or temperature, a location such as nodal, elemental, element-nodal, and a data component. For example, you could create a result variable named TEMP, which specifies nodal temperatures, which are scalar. Constants, predefined functions, or mathematical operators. For more information, see Inputs to expressions.The name of a point. In the formula, the point name must be enclosed in quotes: "point_name". Tip: To define a point, choose Menu→Insert→Model Preparation→Point. To name a point, choose Menu→Edit→Properties.A reference to a field. Use the field function syntax: fd(“FieldName”). The argument for the field function is the name of the field that is being referenced and optional entries that control how the software evaluates the field. For more information and examples, see Fields in expressions.A reference to another probe. The probe also uses field function syntax: fd(“ProbeName”).

7. Select the loadcases and iterations to evaluate, if they are not specified in the formula.

8. (Optional) If you selected multiple loadcases, to combine them into a single data series, select the Combine Across Loadcases check box and choose a combination method from the Combine Option list.

9. (Optional) To create a new occurrence at the central frequency of each frequency band (frequency packing), do the following.For more information, see Processing results for acoustic analysis.From the Iteration Type list, select Frequency. In the Frequency Packing group, select the Frequency Packing check box and choose a frequency band from the Frequency Packing list. Four types of frequency bands are available: Octave1/3 Octave1/12 OctaveSingle Band — All the selected frequencies in a subcase belong to a single band. There is no central frequency for a single band.For more information, see Octave bands.From the Combined Value of Bands list, select the method to combine the frequency pack.

10. (Optional) For frequency or time results, to perform linear interpolation of results, do the following:From the Iteration Selection list, select Between Indices, Between Values, At Value, At Values, or All.From the Iteration Type list, select Time or Frequency.From the Time List Form or Frequency List Form, select a frequency form of linear or logarithmic sweep and select the options for the form. From the Interpolation Option list, select an interpolation method. For more information, see Frequency interpolation methods.

11. Select geometry or FE entities to evaluate, if they are not specified in the formula, including specifying query curves, groups, or selection recipes, including a panel of elements. For information about: Creating and using query curves, see Create query curvesusing post-processing data and Use a query curve.Specifying selection recipes, see Using selection recipes with result probes.Tip: Use the Distance to Mesh Tolerance box in the Post Processing Preferences dialog box to set a tolerance for selecting points on surfaces (when Selection Type is set to Points). If a selected point does not lie on a surface, the result probe uses the nearest point on the surface that is within the tolerance you specified for its calculations. For more information, see Setting distance to mesh tolerance.

12. (Optional) Select averaging options, if appropriate for the results.

13. (Optional) From the Output Options list, select the type of output to generate, such as a post view. The options are saved with the result probe. The types of output available depend on the type of result that the result probe generates.For a graph, from the X-Axis Defined By list, select the how to define the X-axis. Depending on the analysis or solution type, you can also display the X-axis in terms of load factors, frequencies, time, and so on.For a field, select the independent and dependent domains, the spatial map, and other values. For more information about creating a field from a result probe, see Output a result probe to a table field. For information about creating table fields, see Table fields.

14. From the Units list, select the appropriate units for the output, such as C (for temperature).

15. (Optional) To display the results, select the Create Output check box.

16. Click OK.

Generate and display results using an existing result probe

In the Simulation Navigator, right-click a result probe and select the desired output type. The types of output available depend on the type of result that the result probe generates.

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