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Transform deformations with respect to a reference deformation

  1. In the Post Processing Navigator, right-click a post view node and choose Set Deformation.

  2. Select the Deformation check box.

  3. Select the Synchronize Color Display and Deformation check box.

  4. Select an existing result to use as reference deformation.

  5. In the Scale box, type the scale factor and set it as a percentage of the model size or an absolute size in model units.

  6. Click OK.

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