Learn how to apply a scale factor for a deformed shape and animation.
This exercise uses the deformed.mvw session file located in the
animation folder.
To access the Deformed panel:
Click the Deformed panel button on the Result toolbar.
OR
Select Results > Plot > Deformed from the menu bar.
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The Deformed panel allows you to specify
parameters for deformation display. You can use this function to see the motion of
your model after analysis. You can display the original structure and the deformed
shape to see the total amount of movement, or view the deformed shape by itself. You
can also create an animation sequence of the structure’s movement that shows the
motion of the structure in a series of frames, based on what the analysis code has
predicted the model will do.
Deform a Model and Observe the Animation
From the File menu, open the deformed.mvw session file,
located in the animation folder.
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Click the Deformed panel button on the Results toolbar
to enter the Deformed panel.
The Deformed panel allows you to specify parameters for deformation display.
You can use this function to see the motion of your model after analysis. You
can display the original structure and the deformed shape to see the total
amount of movement, or view the deformed shape by itself. You can also create an
animation sequence of the structure’s movement that shows the motion of the
structure in a series of frames, based on what the analysis code has predicted
the model will do.
Set the Result type to Select Displacement (v).
Set Scale to Model percent.
This scales the maximum displacement as a percentage of the model size.
This percentage is entered in the Value field.
Set the Type to Uniform to scale the model uniformly in
the X, Y, and Z directions.
Change the value to 10.
Click Apply.
Animate the model .
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Stop the animation.
Open the Animation Controls panel .
Change the Angular Increment to 10.
Return to the Deformed panel.
Set the scaling Type to Component.
This option allows you to scale X, Y, and Z directions separately.
Enter:
0 for X
0 for Y
20 for Z
Click Apply.
Animate the model.
The animation is exaggerated in the Z direction only.
on the Result toolbar.
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on the Results toolbar
to enter the Deformed panel.
The Deformed panel allows you to specify parameters for deformation display. You can use this function to see the motion of your model after analysis. You can display the original structure and the deformed shape to see the total amount of movement, or view the deformed shape by itself. You can also create an animation sequence of the structure’s movement that shows the motion of the structure in a series of frames, based on what the analysis code has predicted the model will do.
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Various Stages of Modal Animation
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