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Deformed Results Display
Use to view a displaced or deformed version of your model. You can also overlay an undeformed model or a transparent filled representation of the model. The Deformed option is available for structural, dynamic, and contact analyses only.
After you select Deformed, these options are available:
• Overlay Undeformed—Superimpose the undeformed wireframe model over the deformed model in the result window. Selecting this check box activates the Transparent Overlay check box.
• Transparent Overlay—Display the overlay as a transparent filled representation of the model.
• Scaling—Type a positive real number or a percentage value for scaling. Note that for percentage, you must enter a % symbol after the value. The default is 10% except for elastoplastic analysis, contact and large deformation analyses, which have a default of 1.
If you enter a positive real number, Creo Simulate scales the deformed shape by the specified value. If you enter a percentage value, Creo Simulate scales the deformed shape by the specified percentage of the model size.
Use a scale factor of 1 to show the true deformation, or a scale factor of 10% to show an exaggerated deformation.
For example, suppose the size of the model is 10 inches and the maximum computed displacement for the analysis is 0.05 inches. If you enter a scale factor of 3%, then Creo Simulate displays a deformed model with the maximum displacement equal to 10 inches * 0.03 (that is 3%) = 0.3 inches. If you enter a scale factor of 3, then Creo Simulate displays a deformed model with the maximum displacement equal to 0.05 inches * 3 = 0.15 inches.
 
Tip: Entering a percentage can take some of the guesswork out of finding the scale factor you want. Creo Simulate translates the percentage into a magnitude. After you display this results window, this dialog box shows the magnitude instead of the percentage.
You can toggle the deformed overlay on an animation by selecting View > Overlay in the Results user interface window.
 
* You cannot view the bonding elements in a model in its deformed state. When you select the Deformed or Animate check box on the Display Options tab, you cannot select the Show Bonding Elements check box.
 
* When displaying results of a deformed model, the model is displayed deformed in all directions, regardless of the selection of the directional component of the quantity being displayed.