Von Mises plot of Floor shell elements.

[jhe55NCY]

Hello,

I have a model which consists of a 10mm thick steel plate which is supported by SHS beams beneath it. I am trying to create the von mises plot of the plate itself, but I can only seem to get a von mises plot of the members. Is it possible to create a von mises plot of the steel plate?

Thanks

[Krzysztof_Wasik · Accepted solution]

Hi @jhe55NCY 

Use Results>Maps > Complex tab.

[jhe55NCY]

Thank you!

[jhe55NCY]

Hello @Krzysztof_Wasik ,

I've been able to produce a plot, but due to some singularities, I'm getting exceptionally high stresses in regions where there are clusters of nodes in my model. I want to ignore these stresses, therefore, I am setting the user limits as max 355 MPa and min 0 MPa, however, the user limits don't work and my scale always goes up to the maximum in the model.

I want to use the user limits scale that I have set in the dialog box, instead of the automatic scale that goes up to the maximum value in my model.

Can you explain to me why this user limits scale is not working?

Many thanks,

James

[Krzysztof_Wasik · Accepted solution]

Hi @jhe55NCY 

Define required limits (with default - Linear scale set)

Change scale type to User defined (it will block defined limits)

Apply.

[jhe55NCY]

Thanks again! @Krzysztof_Wasik