Graphing a single result across nodes or elements

You can graph a single result at a single load case, iteration, or time step, or across a series of nodes or elements.

Selecting entities versus defining a query curve (Defining the Y-axis)

The result values at nodes are graphed on the Y-axis (ordinate) of an XY plot.

You can graph this result across a query curve, or you can directly select nodes or elements in the model.

• A query curve defines a composite curve that you can reuse to generate multiple graphs to easily and consistently compare different results or results components.For more information about query curves, see Query curves.

• You can select entities (nodes or elements) to graph directly. When you define the Y-axis values by selecting entities, results are not interpolated, but are returned only for selected nodes or elements. You can select entities by picking them from the model, by entering entity IDs, or by selecting a defined group. You can also specify an arbitrary point on an element edge or face.While a query curve necessarily defines a linear sequence of nodes, elements, or coordinates, you can select entities across a feature edge or face, through the thickness of a 3D mesh, or even select an entire mesh. By setting the X-axis to a vector or coordinate system axis, and then modifying the data series curve, you can create a scatter plot of results values. For more information, see Scatter plots.

Graph along a query curve

Displacements along an edge

Defining the X-axis

You can set the graph X-axis (abscissa) to entity IDs, length along a path, length along a vector, or coordinate values along a coordinate system axis.

• When you set the X-axis to IDs, the results values are plotted against an evenly spaced number line, where the integers on the abscissa correspond to selected node or element IDs. This is most useful when working with structured meshes.

• When you set the X-axis the path length, results values are plotted against the length of the path in model units. Typically, you use this method when defining the Y-axis values using a query curve. If you use this method with selected entities, the software defines the path length as the shortest distance that connects all selected entities.

• When you set the X-axis to length along direction, you specify a vector, and the software projects values at nodes or elements orthogonally along that vector. The abscissa is in model units, with 0 set to the vector’s specified origin.Similarly, you can set the X-axis to the coordinate value of a coordinate system axis. In this case, you specify a coordinate system and an axis, and the abscissa is in model units with 0 set to the coordinate system origin.

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