Display options for analysis results
FEM-Design provides several graphical display modes for visualising analysis results. The available display depends on the selected result type and its physical meaning, but all result visualisations follow a common logic.
The display behaviour and appearance are primarily controlled through the Display options tool for each result type.
For most result displays you can add numeric values or animate the result with tools on the panel Manage results or quickly change the scale, text size or digit amount with tools on the panel Quick change.
Most of the results also work with auxiliary objects, such as the Result point in the panel Auxiliary result objects.
To read more about the relevant display and appearance tools, see the topics below.
For how to control the appearance and behaviour:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Analysis ➔ Panel Manage results ➔ Display options
For how to annotate the results with values or animate the result:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Analysis ➔ Panel Manage results
For how to quickly change the scale, text size or digit amount:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Analysis ➔ Panel Quick change
For how to use the auxiliary objects:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Analysis ➔ Panel Auxiliary result objects
Main result display types
Most analysis results are shown using one of the following general display types:
- Colour palette – results are visualised as coloured fields mapped to numeric values
- Graph – results are displayed as diagrams along bars, sections or paths
- Contour lines – results are shown as isolines representing equal values
- Sections – results are evaluated and displayed along user-defined section lines
These display types are used for the majority of standard result categories such as displacements, internal forces and stresses.
Special result displays
Some result types use dedicated graphical representations that are not explicitly named as display types.
These representations are fixed for their respective result types and cannot be switched to another display mode.
Typical examples include:
- reaction results displayed as arrows
- converted loads displayed as load symbols
- level masses displayed as mass points
Although these result types use specialised visualisations, they still rely on the same Display options framework for controlling scale, colours, visibility and numeric values.
To read about the specific analysis result, see the topic:
User interface ➔ Tab menus ➔ Analysis ➔ List of analysis results