Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

If you are running DISPLAY on a Windows System, instead of using a start150.dsp file, you can
simply select a file.GRPH file from File Manager, drag it to the DISPLAY window, and drop it there.

18.3.2. Viewing Static Images on a Terminal Screen

Use the following procedure to view static displays on a screen with the DISPLAY program.

Note

The commands discussed in this section, unless otherwise noted, are DISPLAY commands,

not commands.

1. Set up your DISPLAY session with the /SHOWDISP and (if desired) /CMAP or NOCOLOR commands.
   (Y ou can include these commands in a start150.dsp file.)


2. Using the FILEDISP command, direct the DISPLAY program to read the desired neutral graphics file. If
   you are using the DISPLAY and ANSYS programs simultaneously, ensure that the neutral graphics file is
   first closed in ANSYS.That is, issue /SHOW,CLOSE (in ANSYS) before reading the file in DISPLAY.


3. Specify terminal options with the TERM command. For screen display, you might be interested in setting
   the TERM,LOOP options (the number of loops,NLOOP, and the amount of time to pause between displays,
   PAUSE).


4. Issue the PLOT command to cause specified displays to be formed. Recall that your graphics file can
   contain several different displays. You can call up specific displays by number, or you can instruct the
   program to display ALL plots found on your file.


5. Issue FINISH to exit the DISPLAY program.

18.3.3. Viewing Animated Sequences on a Screen

The procedure for creating an animated display in the DISPLAY program is similar to that used within
the program. By executing /SEG and ANIM commands, you can display several frames in rapid succession
to achieve an "animation" effect. ( The DISPLAY program you cannot use all hardware platforms to produce
online animation.)

For the DISPLAY program, the Aviname and DELAY arguments of the /SEG command are ignored.

GUI menu paths to the /SEG and ANIM commands are:
Command(s):/SEG,ANIM
GUI: Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots> Delete Segments
Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots> Segment Status
Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots> To Segment Memory (Linux)
Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots> To Animation File (Windows)

The same comments regarding memory requirements for animation also apply for the DISPLAY program.
A typical command stream for animation would look like this:

/SEG,DELE! Deletes all currently stored segments

/SEG,MULTI! Stores subsequent displays in segment memory

PLOT,4,8,1! Plots #4 - #8 (5 frames total) are stored in segment

! memory (Use PLOT,ALL to include every plot)

/SEG,OFF! Turn off the frame-capture function

ANIM,10! Cycles through the five frames 10 times

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Using the DISPLAY Program to View and Translate Neutral Graphics Files