Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

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  1. Enter 2 for reference number of variable.

  2. Enter 2 for node number.

  3. Enter 2UX for the user-specified label.

  4. In the scroll box on the right, click once on "Translation UX" to highlight it.

  5. Click on OK.

  6. Click on Add in the Defined Time-History Variables dialog box. The Add Time-History Variable dialog
    box appears.

  7. Click on OK to accept the default of Nodal DOF result. The Define Nodal Data dialog box appears.

  8. Enter 3 for reference number of variable.

  9. Enter 3 for node number.

  10. Enter 3UX for the user-specified label.


14.In the scroll box on the right, click once on "Translation UX" to highlight it.



  1. Click on OK.

  2. Click on Close.

  3. Choose menu path Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Style> Graphs. The Graph Controls dialog box appears.


18.In the scroll box for type of grid, scroll to "X and Y lines" to select it.



  1. Click on OK.

  2. Choose menu path Main Menu> TimeHist Postpro> Graph Variables. The Graph Time-History
    Variables dialog box appears. Your graph should look like this:

  3. Enter 2 for 1st variable to graph.

  4. Enter 3 for 2nd variable to graph.


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