Viewing Numeric Results
By default, when you include a flexible body in your model, Adams View measures specific attributes of the flexible body, as well attributes of markers and points on the flexible body. For a listing of the measures that Adams View automatically tracks, see the Adams Flex online help (under the Results tab), and for more information on measures, see the Adams View online help (under the Test tab).
In this section, you’ll view the measures that Adams View has tracked during the latest simulation in the plotting window. You’ll set the plotting window to surf so that you can quickly view each measure plotted against time without having to add pages to the plotting window.
To view plots of the measures:
1. In the Main toolbox, select the PostProcessing tool 
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. The Adams PostProcessor plotting window appears with no plots displayed.
2. In the dashboard that appears along the bottom of the screen, set Source to Objects.
3. From the Filter list, select body and then, from the Object list, select FLEX_BODY_1.
4. Select a characteristic and component of the flexible body to measure. Start by selecting CM Position and Y to view the position of the center of mass of the flexible body over time.
5. Select Surf on the right of the dashboard.
6. Continue selecting characteristics and components of the flexible body to view. You may find interesting the translational deformation of markers on the flexible body, particularly in the y direction. Notice that the deformations are relative to the LBRF of the flexible body regardless of whether you set a different datum node.
7. When you are done, from the File menu, select Close Plot Window to return to the Adams View main window.