Nodal combination options for element-nodal results

For element-nodal results, you can define specific Nodal Combination options.

Nodal combination options

Nodal Combination Option Name	Formula	Result Units
Minimum	VMINnode	Unit of the result
Maximum	VMAXnode
Absolute Minimum	│VMINnode│ if │VMINnode│ < │VMAXnode││VMAXnode│ otherwise.
Absolute Maximum	│VMINnode │ if │VMINnode│ > │VMAXnode││VMAXnode│ otherwise.
Arithmetic Mean	(∑Vnode) / Nshared
Average	For more information, see Averaging options for elemental and grid point results.
Signed Absolute Minimum	VMINnode if │VMINnode│< │VMAXnode│VMAXnode otherwise.
Signed Absolute Maximum	VMINnode if │VMINnode│> │VMAXnode│VMAXnode otherwise.
Sum	∑Vnode
Discontinuity	See below

Note:

For invariant quantities (derived results, such as Von-Mises), the software performs the following operations in the following order.

• For Average and Arithmetic Mean, the software averages the tensor or vector first and then evaluates the derived result.

• For all maximum and minimum operations, the software evaluates the derived result first and then applies the combination operation.

Discontinuity options

Discontinuity Option Name	Formula	Result Units
Relative Discontinuity	100 x (VMAXnode - VMINnode) / (VMAXmodel - VMINmodel)	Percentage
Weighted Discontinuity	V1 * V2where:V1100 x (VMAXnode - VMINnode) / (VMAXmodel - VMINmodel)V2│VMAXnode│/ max (│VMAXmodel│, │VMINmodel│)
Locally Balanced Discontinuity	100 x (VMAXnode - VMINnode) / max (│VMAXnode│, │VMINnode│)
Local Discontinuity	VMAXnode - VMINnode	Unit of the result

Note:

• VMINnode and VMAXnode are the minimum and maximum values at a given node.

• Nshared is the total number of values at a given node.

• VMINmodel and VMAXmodel are the minimum and maximum values over the whole model.

• ∑Vnode is the sum of the values at a node.

• Discontinuity operations are not supported for invariant quantities (derived results, such as Von-Mises).

Where do I find it?

In Post View

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	Loaded results
Command Finder	Edit Post View
Location in dialog box	Post View dialog box→Result tab→Nodal Combination group

In expressions

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	Loaded results
Command Finder	Reduction Reduction or Multiple Reduction dialog box→Expression Manager→Add Expression
Location in dialog box	Add Expression dialog box→Nodal Combination group

In result probes

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	Loaded results
Command Finder	Result Probe
Location in dialog box	Result Probe dialog box→Selection and Averaging group

In result variables

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	Loaded results
Command Finder	Result Variable
Location in dialog box	Result Variable dialog box→Nodal Combination group

Learn more

Using element-nodal results to create elemental displays

Options for elemental results

Averaging options for elemental and grid point results

Options for element-nodal results

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