The naming of the deflection results is currently inconsistent and can lead to confusion or incorrect comparisons:
Example: Comparison of two simulations
Simulation WITH constraints:
The result “Deflection, all effects: Deflection” includes the constraints.
To view the unconstrained result, “Deflection, all effects (unconstrained): Deflection” must be selected.
Simulation WITHOUT constraints:
The result “Deflection, all effects: Deflection” does not include constraints.
Issue:
The same result name (“Deflection, all effects: Deflection”) can therefore refer to different boundary conditions depending on the simulation setup.
As a result, comparing the two simulations (from the example above) using the lock plot will compare constrained and unconstrained deflection results — simply because they share the same name.
Improved naming proposal:
“Deflection, all effects: Deflection” → always displays the unconstrained result
“Deflection, all effects (constrained): Deflection” → used for results with constraints
This naming convention should be applied consistently to all deflection results.