The averaging options allow you to limit the averaging of results to only a group of elements that are considered to be
bound by same feature angle or face.
The Free Body Diagram (FBD) tool facilitates the extraction and post-processing of Grid Point Force (GPFORCE) results
and can be used create and edit Free Body Diagrams (FBD).
Stress linearization, a widely used procedure in the Oil and Gas and ship-building industries, is used to analyze stresses
in a structure, such as a pressure vessel.
A result manipulation library that enables user-defined data types to be added to a result, and transitions complex data
manipulation tasks from HyperView to a reusable, modifiable set of libraries that focus solely on result processing tasks.
The fatigue manager allows you to write stress and strain results from a finite element analysis to an external file that
can be used to set up a fatigue analysis.
The fatigue configuration file is a user-defined external ASCII-file through which the data groups from results of static/modal/transient analysis of different solvers can be read.
Use the Iso tool to display single iso values (iso surfaced for solids or iso line for
shells) dependent on results data.
The result data used to calculate the iso surfaces or values
can be specified independently of the result data selected in the Contour panel, even though
most of result selection options are similar to the contour options. Since an iso value is
independent of contour results, for OptiStruct design space
optimization results, you can apply a single iso surface for density, then contour stress
results on the generated iso surface. Combining contour, iso value, and transparent global
boundary geometry (shortcut key "T") is an excellent way to investigate hot spots of result
data. By varying the iso value slider bar, you can easily observe critical areas.
From the Results toolbar, click Iso
.
Note: You can also select Plot > Iso from the Results menu.