Currently 1D element forces and moments are supported as vectors and can be plotted using the Vector panel in HyperView. This functionality is available for the .op2 and .xdb files. Element force and moment data is requested using the ELFORCE or FORCE case control command in Nastran and OptiStruct.

To use this functionality, load the model and results files with the Advanced Result-Math template in HyperView (see image below).

In the Vector panel, select 1D Element Forces (v) or 1D Element Moments (v) result types and click Apply to visualize the vector plot. For more information on all available vector plot options, please refer to the Vector Panel help. The corresponding forces or moments vectors will plot at the centroid of 1D elements:

The 1D Element Forces (v) and 1D Element Moments (v) result types contain X, Y, Z, and magnitude components for all supported 1D element types, which allows plotting force results of multiple element types at the same time.

 

Supported Element Types

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The supported element types and their corresponding component mapping information for forces and moments are listed below:

 

CBAR

 

CBEAM

 

CROD

 

CBUSH

 

CGAP

 

CWELD

 

CFAST