PRESENT GRAPH RESULTS

    

This command initiates a question and answer sequence which allows the user to generate a graph of one results attribute against another. It is very similar to the command PRESENT GRAPH PROMPT.

Firstly the user will be prompted to specify the X-axis results attribute. The user will then be prompted to enter the number of Y-axis results attributes that are to be superimposed on the graph, followed by the definition of each one. The user will then be prompted to select what they want to graph over, i.e. whether they want values to be plotted over LOADCASES for a given node/element, or plotted at the nodes/elements in the specified LINE(S) for a given loadcase.

If LOADCASES is selected then the user will be prompted to specify which loadcases are to be graphed over. Then the user will be prompted to specify which node(s) (if the results are nodal) or element(s) (if the results are element) the results are to be taken from. The choices here are the same as in PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT/NODE.

If LINE(S) is selected then the user will be prompted to define the line(s) along which results variation is to be plotted. The choices here are the same as in PRESENT GRAPH LINE. Then the user will be asked to specify the loadcase(s) that the results are to be taken from.

Examples:

1.

PRESENT GRAPH RESULTS

  X-AXIS ATTRIBUTE =>  ELEMENT STRAIN E11
  NUMBER OF Y-AXIS ATTRIBUTES =>  1
  Y-AXIS ATTRIBUTE =>  ELEMENT STRESS S11
  GRAPH OVER =>  LOADCASES
  FOR WHICH LOADCASES =>  LC1 1 TO LC1 10
  FOR WHICH ELEMENT(S) =>  3 5

A graph of ELEMENT STRESS S11 against ELEMENT STRAIN E11 for elements 3 and 5 over loadcase LC1 steps 1 to 10 is drawn.

2.

PRESENT GRAPH RESULTS

  X-AXIS ATTRIBUTE =>  NODAL STRAIN YY
  NUMBER OF Y-AXIS ATTRIBUTES =>  2
  Y-AXIS ATTRIBUTE =>  NODAL STRESS YY
  Y-AXIS ATTRIBUTE =>  NODAL DISPLACE YY
  GRAPH OVER =>  LINE(S)
  FOR WHICH LINE(S) =>  NODES LIST 10 TO 20
  FOR WHICH LOADCASE(S) =>  L1

A graph of NODAL STRESS YY and NODAL DISPLACE YY against NODAL STRAIN YY along a line of nodes from 10 to 20 for loadcase L1 is drawn.

See also the following commands

'PRESENT GRAPH ELEMENT'
'PRESENT GRAPH LINE'
'PRESENT GRAPH NODE'
'PRESENT GRAPH PROMPT'
'PRESENT OPTIONS GRAPH'