WORKSHOP 19 ANIMATING RESULTS

WS19-2 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation

WS19-3 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Objective: In this exercise you will post-process the time dependent results of Exercise 10 using MSC.Patran results. You will create animation using the MSC.Patran results application. Model Description: In this exercise you will reopen the database developed in Exercise 10 which now includes time dependent results data. You will use the You will create and animate a Fringe plot from the entire set of results.

WS19-4 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Exercise Overview: 1. Open the existing database named exercise_10.db. 2. Use MSC.Patran Results application to animate the results. 3. Quit MSC.Patran.

WS19-5 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Step 1: Open An Existing Database Open the existing database named exercise_10. db a. File: Open. b. Select the name exercise_10. db from the Database List box. c. Click OK. d. Clear the screen using Reset graphics icon. b c a

WS19-6 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Step 6: Use MSC.Patran Results Use MSC.Patran Results application to animate the results. a. Results: Create/Fringe b. Select all results for Select Result Case(s). c. Select Temperature for Select Fringe Result. d. Select Display Attributes icon. e. Select Element Edges for Display. f. Click Label Style… g. Select Fixed for Label Format. h. Use slider bar adjust to 4 for Significant figures. i. Click OK. j. Click Spectrum… k. Select hotcold 16 for Current Spectrum. l. Click Apply, Cancel, and Apply. a b f j d e c g h k i l l

WS19-7 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Step 6: Use MSC.Patran Results (Cont.)

WS19-8 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Create Animation. a. Create/Animation/2D Graphics. b. Select None_FRI_default_Fringe for Plots to Animate. c. Select Global Variable for Animations Method. d. Select Time for Select Global Variable. e. Enter 25 for Number of Frames. f. Click Apply. Step 6: Use MSC.Patran Results (Cont.) a b c d e f

WS19-9 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Step 6: Use MSC.Patran Results (Cont.)

WS19-10 PAT312, Workshop 19, December 2006 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation Step 7: Quit MSC.Patran Stop Animate. Quit MSC.Patran a. Click Stop Animation. b. Select File on the Menu Bar and select Quit from the drop down menu