WS4-1 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-2 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation

WS4-3 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation Problem Description Display MSC.Nastran analysis results using MSC.Patran for the following parameters Deformation results Entire model (mesh) Render Style Wireframe Shaded Fringe results Fraction of model Entire model (mesh) Inside of model only Averaging Definition / Domain All Entities None (no averaging of element results) WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-4 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation For this small number of parameters it is easily feasible to post process the results manually, e.g. Results: Create / Fringe, Select Result Case(s), Select Fringe Result, …, Apply Instead, the results are to be processed using Tools / Results Plot Sets… The steps to be used are described as follows WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-5 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps Import an MSC.Patran neutral file with all the simple surfaces needed for this workshop plot_set_surfs.out WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-6 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) IsoMesh the surfaces Quad4 GEL = 0.25 meter Connect elements using Equivalence Check to see that the elements are connected using Finite Elements: Verify / Element / Boundaries Create constraints Clamp the largest end Create loading Load the smallest end Use CID Distributed Load, N in Y and Z direction

WS4-7 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-8 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) Create material properties E = e10 N/m**2 Mg m Create Element Properties t meter Run the analysis using MSC.Nastran Access the results in MSC.Patran WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-9 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) Display results manually (without use of Tools / Results Plot Sets…) WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-10 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) Rename group default_group to All Create group named Inside, containing surfaces and mesh that are inside WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET Group: All Group: Inside

WS4-11 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) Create four results templates Deformation / Display Attributes Render Style Wireframe, template name Deform_wf Shaded, template name Deform_sh Fringe / Plot Options Averaging Definition / Domain All Entities, template name Stress_ae None, template name Stress_none To create a results template it is required that the appropriate Results / Display Attributes or Plot Options form be displayed, and with the desired selections made WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-12 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) Create Results Plot Sets Tools / Results Plot Sets… Create a set for both deformation and fringe (stress) results Other groupings can be used Now, the results information must be specified for the two sets, i.e. PS_deform, PS_stress WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-13 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation General outline of analysis post processing steps (continued) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Edit each plot set Start with PS_deform WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET

WS4-14 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Populate the PS_deform spreadsheet one row at a time Add row, enter a name, and then select Results in the spreadsheet

WS4-15 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Select result case, result type, and Show As…

WS4-16 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Select Attributes

WS4-17 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Select result template, viewport, view, spectrum, and range

WS4-18 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Select Targets

WS4-19 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Select group All, and elements then click Add Select the new Target Definition and click Apply

WS4-20 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Create another row of the PS_deform spreadsheet Populate the PS_deform spreadsheet row Deform_sh

WS4-21 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Contents of the following table are to be used for row Deform_sh Row NameResultsAttributesTargets Deform_shResult Case: Default A1 Static Subcase Template: Def_shaded Definitions: Group; Elements; All Result Type: Displ, Translational Viewport: def_viewport Show As: Resultant View: Iso_view Spectrum: Std Range: Std.

WS4-22 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Now, edit the other plot set, named PS_stress Populate the PS_stress spreadsheet one row at a time

WS4-23 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Contents of the following table are to be used for rows Stress_allels_ae : group with all elements, plot options for averaging using all entities (elements) Stress_allels_none : group with all elements, plot options for no averaging between elements Stress_inside_ae : group with only elements inside model, plot options for averaging using all entities (elements) Stress_inside_none : group with only elements inside model, plot options for no averaging between elements

WS4-24 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Row NameResultsAttributesTargets Stress_allels_aeResult Case: Default A1 Static Subcase Template: Stress_allent Select Group: All Result Type: Stress Tensor Viewport: def_viewport Disp Control: Free Faces Derived Value: von Mises View: Iso_view Layer Loc: Z2Spectrum: Std Range: Std. Stress_allels_noneResult Case: Default A1 Static Subcase Template: Stress_none Select Group: All Result Type: Stress Tensor Viewport: def_viewport Disp Control: Free Faces Derived Value: von Mises View: Iso_view Layer Loc: Z2Spectrum: Std Range: Std.

WS4-25 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Row NameResultsAttributesTargets Stress_inside_aeResult Case: Default A1 Static Subcase Template: Stress_allent Select Group: Inside Result Type: Stress Tensor Viewport: def_viewport Disp Control: Free Faces Derived Value: von Mises View: Iso_view Layer Loc: Z2Spectrum: Std Range: Std. Stress_inside_noneResult Case: Default A1 Static Subcase Template: Stress_none Select Group: Inside Result Type: Stress Tensor Viewport: def_viewport Disp Control: Free Faces Derived Value: von Mises View: Iso_view Layer Loc: Z2Spectrum: Std Range: Std.

WS4-26 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Display results using Results Plot Sets / Print, PS_deform

WS4-27 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Display results using Results Plot Sets / Print, PS_stress

WS4-28 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Display results using Results Plot Sets / Print, PS_stress (continued)

WS4-29 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Display results using Results Plot Sets / Print, PS_stress (continued)

WS4-30 PAT328, Workshop 4, September 2004 Copyright 2004 MSC.Software Corporation WORKSHOP 4 – POST PROCESSING USING PLOT SET General outline of analysis post processing steps (cont.) Create Results Plot Sets (continued) Display results using Results Plot Sets / Print, PS_stress (continued)