7.2.4.5. Sorting Nodes and Elements
By default, all tabular listings usually progress in ascending order of node numbers or element numbers.
You can change this by first sorting the nodes or elements according to a specified result item. The
NSORT command (Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Sorted Listing> Sort Nodes) sorts
nodes based on a specified nodal solution item, and ESORT (Main Menu> General Postproc> List
Results> Sorted Listing> Sort Elems) sorts elements based on a specified item stored in the element
table. For example:
NSEL,...! Selects nodes
NSORT,S,X! Sorts nodes based on SX
PRNSOL,S,COMP! Lists sorted component stressesSee the NSEL,NSORT, and PRNSOL command descriptions in the Command Reference for further in-
formation.
Sample PRNSOL,S and Output after NSORT
PRINT S NODAL SOLUTION PER NODE
***** POST1 NODAL STRESS LISTING *****LOAD STEP= 3 SUBSTEP= 43
TIME= 6.0000 LOAD CASE= 0
THE FOLLOWING X,Y,Z VALUES ARE IN GLOBAL COORDINATESNODE SX SY SZ SXY SYZ SXZ
111 -.90547 -1.0339 -.96928 -.51186E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
81 -.93657 -1.1249 -1.0256 -.19898E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
51 -1.0147 -.97795 -.98530 .17839E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
41 -1.0379 -1.0677 -1.0418 -.50042E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
31 -1.0406 -.99430 -1.0110 .10425E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
11 -1.0604 -.97167 -1.0093 -.46465E-03 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
71 -1.0613 -.95595 -1.0017 .93113E-02 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
21 -1.0652 -.98799 -1.0267 .31703E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
61 -1.0829 -.94972 -1.0170 .22630E-03 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
101 -1.0898 -.86700 -1.0009 -.25154E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
1 -1.1450 -1.0258 -1.0741 .69372E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
MINIMUM VALUES
NODE 1 81 1 111 111 111
VALUE -1.1450 -1.1249 -1.0741 -.51186E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00
MAXIMUM VALUES
NODE 111 101 111 1 111 111
VALUE -.90547 -.86700 -.96928 .69372E-01 .00000E+00 .00000E+00To restore the original order of nodes or elements, use the following:
Command(s):NUSORT
GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Sorted Listing> Unsort Nodes
Command(s):EUSORT
GUI: Main Menu> General Postproc> List Results> Sorted Listing> Unsort Elems
7.2.4.6. Customizing Your Tabular Listings.
In some situations you may need to customize result listings to your specifications. The /STITLE command
(which has no GUI equivalent) allows you to define up to four subtitles which will be displayed on
output listings along with the main title. Other commands available for output customization are:
/FORMAT,/HEADER, and /PAGE (also without GUI equivalents). They control such things as the number
of significant digits, the headers that appear at the top of listings, the number of lines on a printed
page, etc. These controls apply only to the PRRSOL,PRNSOL,PRESOL,PRETAB, and PRPATH commands.
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