Result Types in Creo Ansys Simulation

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In addition to the basic and other commonly used result types Creo Ansys Simulation also supports additional result types that you can select when defining advanced results.

The following are the categories of results available :

• Displacement Results

Result Quantity	Description
Displacement Magnitude	The magnitude of the Displacement vector
Displacement X	The X, Y, and Z components of the Displacement vector.
Displacement Y
Displacement Z

• Miscellaneous Results

Result Quantity	Description
Element Volume
Structural Error	You can insert an error result based on stresses to help you identify regions of high error and therefore show where the model would benefit from a more refined mesh in order to get a more accurate answer.

• Nodal Load—Nodal load results are available only if the check box Solve for all result types is selected in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

Result Quantity	Description
Force Magnitude	These are the element nodal forces. These results are available when applied to geometry or loads. The three component forces Force X, Force Y, and Force Z, and the resultant force magnitude are available as individual results.
Force X
Force Y
Force Z

• Reaction Results

Result Quantity	Description
Force Reaction Magnitude	These are the reaction forces. These results are available when applied to constraints. The three component force reactions, Force Reaction X, Force Reaction Y, and Force Reaction Z, and the resultant force reaction, Force Reaction Magnitude , are available as individual results.
Force Reaction X
Force Reaction Y
Force Reaction Z
Moment Reaction Magnitude	These are the moment reactions. These results are available when applied to constraints. The three component moment reactions, Moment Reaction X, Moment Reaction Y, and Moment Reaction Z and the resultant moment reaction, Moment Reaction Magnitude, are available as individual results.
Moment Reaction X
Moment Reaction Y
Moment Reaction Z

• Strain—Strain results are available only if the check box Solve for all result types is selected on the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

Result Quantity	Description
1st Principal Elastic Strain	From elasticity theory, an infinitesimal volume of material at an arbitrary point on or inside the solid body can be rotated such that only normal strains remain and all shear strains are zero. The three normal strains that remain are called the principal strains. The principal strains are always ordered such that ε1>ε2> ε3. The principal strains are called invariants; that is, their value does not depend on the orientation of the part or assembly with respect to its specified coordinate system.
1st Principal Thermal Strain
1st Principal Total Strain
2nd Principal Elastic Strain
2nd Principal Thermal Strain
2nd Principal Total Strain
3rd Principal Elastic Strain
3rd Principal Thermal Strain
3rd Principal Total Strain
Equivalent Elastic Strain
Equivalent Thermal Strain
Equivalent Total Strain
Maximum Shear Elastic Strain
Elastic Strain Intensity	Elastic Strain intensity is defined as the largest of the absolute values of ε1 - ε2, ε2 - ε3, or ε3 - ε1.
Thermal Strain Intensity
Elastic Strain XX	A general three-dimensional strain state is calculated in terms of three normal (X, Y, Z) and three shear (XY, YZ, XZ) strain components aligned to the specified coordinate system
Elastic Strain XY
Elastic Strain YY
Elastic Strain YZ
Elastic Strain ZZ
Elastic Strain ZX
Thermal Strain XX
Thermal Strain XY
Thermal Strain YY
Thermal Strain YZ
Thermal Strain ZX
Thermal Strain ZZ
Total Strain Intensity	The total strain is calculated by the addition of elastic, plastic, thermal, and creep strains. A general three-dimensional strain state is calculated in terms of three normal (X, Y, Z) and three shear (XY, YZ, XZ) strain components aligned to the specified coordinate system.
Total Strain XX
Total Strain XY
Total Strain YY
Total Strain YZ
Total Strain ZX
Total Strain ZZ

• Stress

Result Quantity	Description
1st Principal Stress	An infinitesimal volume of material at an arbitrary point on or inside the solid body can be rotated such that only normal stresses remain and all shear stresses are zero. The three normal stresses that remain are called the principal stresses . The principal stresses are always ordered such that σ1>σ2> σ3. The principal stresses and maximum shear stress are called invariants; that is, their value does not depend on the orientation of the part or assembly with respect to its specified coordinate system.
2nd Principal Stress
3rd Principal Stress
Maximum Shear Stress	The maximum shear stress is the maximum concentrated shear force in a small area.
Stress Intensity	Stress intensity is defined as the largest of the absolute values of σ1 - σ2, σ2 - σ3, or σ3 - σ1.
Stress XX	A general three-dimensional strain state is calculated in terms of three normal (X, Y, Z) and three shear (XY, YZ, XZ) strain components aligned to the specified coordinate system.
Stress XY
Stress YY
Stress YZ
Stress ZX
Stress ZZ
Von Mises Stress	Von Mises stress is a combination of all stress components. Von Mises stress is also called equivalent tensile stress. Von Mises stress essentially calculates what is known as the distortion energy density at a particular point in the system. This is useful in ascertaining failure in ductile materials.