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Result surface

Another result visualization of interest is this one:

To get this visualization follow these steps:

  • Switch off all the sets except interior_cil. To do this:
    • Select Window->View style... in the menu bar.
    • Select all the sets except interior_cil pressing Ctrl while selecting with mouse.
    • Click on the bulb light icon on the I/O column or click on the icon .
    • You may need to Zoom frame the model to center the cylinder.
  • Through the "View style" window change the Style to Body Boundaries .
  • Select View results->Result surface-> Pressure. A surface will be drawn which results from moving the nodes along its smoothed normal according to the results value for this node.
  • Enter 5 as scale factor in the bottom command line.
  • In the preferences window  there are some options in the Postprocess->Result surface panel

Select Show elevations: None

  • Set the checkbox Draw contour fill. With this last option the surface is colored according to the pressure value. Press Apply to accept the current values.
  • Select View results->No results through the menu bar or using the icon 
  • Switch on all the sets again through the "View style" window by selecting all sets and clicking on the icon. You may need to Zoom frame again to center the model view.

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