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Compute Nodal Plot

Durability -> Nodal Plots
Calculates nodal stress or strain values. These values can be used to generate X-Y plot displays of nodal stress or strain time histories.
Learn more about Computing Stresses or Strains.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Analysis
Enter the name of a previously run analysis.
Flexible Body
Enter the name of the flexible body.
Select Node List
Displays the list of nodes as they are selected.
Node to Add to List
Enter one or more nodes on which to calculate stresses.
You can right-click the text box, and select Pick Flexbody Node. Then, select a node by clicking on a position in the model.
As you pick the nodes individually, the Selected Nodes List text box accumulates a list of all selected nodes.
Type Options
Select Stress or Strain.
Value
Select the value of stress or strain you want to calculate.
Reference Marker
Enter a coordinate reference marker in the model that will be used to transform the stress or strain components. If not specified, stress or strain values are plotted in the basic FEA coordinate system of the flexible body (LPRF).
This option can be useful when correlating strain gauge data from a physical test. If the orientation of the strain gauge does not match the FEA coordinate system, you can reference a marker whose orientation does match. The reference marker does not have to belong to the flexible body and can be any marker in the model.
All six components of stress or strain (Sxx, Syy, Szz, Sxy, Syz, Szx) can be affected by this coordinate transformation. Since values, such as von mises, maximum principal or shear, are strain/stress invariants, these values will not be affected by the coordinate transformation.