Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

Note that in POST1, only one substep can be read in at a time, and that the results from that substep
should have been written to Jobname.RST. ( The load step option command OUTRES controls which
substep results are stored on Jobname.RST.) A typical POST1 postprocessing sequence is described
below.

12.2.6.1. Points to Remember

• To review results in POST1, the database must contain the same model for which the solution was
  calculated.


• The results file (Jobname.RST) must be available.

12.2.6.2. Reviewing Results in POST1.

1. Verify from your output file (Jobname.OUT) whether or not the analysis converged at all load steps.
   
   
   • If not, you probably won't want to postprocess the results, other than to determine why convergence
     failed.
   
   
   • If your solution converged, then continue postprocessing.
   
   
   
   


2. Enter POST1. If your model is not currently in the database, issue RESUME.
   Command(s):/POST1
   GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc


3. Read in results for the desired load step and substep, which can be identified by load step and substep
   numbers or by time.
   Command(s):SET
   GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc> Read Results> load step


4. Display the results using any of the following options. Note that cohesive zone element results, such as
   tension and separation, are always displayed and listed in the local coordinate system.

Option: Display Deformed Shape

Command(s):PLDISP

GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc> Plot Results> Deformed Shape

Option: Contour Displays

Command(s):PLNSOL or PLESOL

GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc> Plot Results> Contour Plot> Nodal Solu or

Element Solu

Use these options to display contours of stresses, strains, or any other applicable item. When display-

ing the interface tension distribution, if other structural mating components are not included, ANSYS

will plot the geometry of those components in gray. To have a better visualization of an interface

tension plot, it is better for you to select the interface elements only.

Option: Tabular Listings
Command(s):PRNSOL (nodal results) PRESOL (element-by-element results) PRRSOL (reaction data)
PRITER (substep summary data), etc.
GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Nodal Solution
Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Element Solution
Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Reaction Solution

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Modeling Interface Delamination with Interface Elements