Sample

Purpose:

This sample will show how to plot element component history value. The operations of plotting other components value are similar to this sample.

Step 1:

Load a d3plot file in menu of "File->Open->LS-DYNA Binary Plot". Go to History dialog in Post.

Step 2:

Select "Element" radio button. Then select a component in history component list. Take the component of "Effective Plastic Strain" for example, this item is selected.

Select options

 

Step 3:

Pick several elements on the model with mouse in main window. The picked elments will be highlight.

Picked elements

 

 

Step 4:

Choose the way of plotting xy data with "Popup" or "Main" radio button.

Step 5:

Click "Plot" button to plot time history data in current XY-plot window or subcanvas

Click "Padd" button to add time history data to current XY-plot window or subcanvas.

Click "New" button to plot time history data in a new XY-plot window or subcanvas.

Step 6:

Results shown in main window

 

Results shown in popup window

Step 7:

To operate xy data results in main window. See Subcanvas interface in details.