Vectors Display Type
Use the Vectors display type to display your results as a vector plot. Vector plots display the directional behavior of the quantity by superimposing sets of colored arrows over a transparent view of your model. Each colored set of arrows represents a different range of values for the quantity you are viewing. Vector plots use arrow length and color to indicate the magnitude of the directional forces. To get a better idea of what a vector plot looks like, you can review an example.
3D arrows are displayed by default. You can use the sim_pp_vector_plot_arrow_2d configuration option to view 2D arrows.
When you select Vectors from the Display Type drop-down list, the options available on the Display Options tab become specific to vector result window displays.
The Display Options tab displays some or all of these items depending on the design study and quantity you choose and the selections you make on the tab:
Wireframe Vectors or Shaded Vectors—Designate whether the vectors are drawn as wireframe vectors or as shaded (polygon) vectors.
Legend Levels—Set the number of legend levels to display in the result window. The minimum value is 2, and the maximum is 16. The default is 9 levels.
Max Length—Type a real, positive number to designate the maximum relative length of the vectors to be drawn in the result window. The default value is 5.
Deformed — Display your model in its deformed state. Additionally, you can display an undeformed wireframe or transparent version of the model superimposed over the deformed model.
Show Element Edges—Display the edges of the elements in your model when you display the results.
Show Loads—Display the load icons in your model when you display the results.
Show Constraints—Display the constraint icons in your model when you display the results.
Show Bonding Elements—Display the bonding elements in your model when you display the results.
Animate—Animate the display of your results in the result window. You can select Auto Start, buttons to repeat, reverse, or alternate, and the number of frames in the animation. The Animate option is unavailable for fatigue results.
Creo Simulate displays vector plots for maximum principal, minimum principal, middle principal, or all principal stress or strain and maximum principal, minimum principal and all principal shell resultant force or moment. The legend displays the range of values:
Max Principal—The legend is from the minimum of the maximum principal to the maximum of the maximum principal stress, strain, or shell resultant force or moment.
Min Principal—The legend is from the minimum of the minimum principal to the maximum of the minimum principal stress, strain, or shell resultant force or moment.
Mid Principal—The legend is from the minimum of the middle principal to the maximum of the middle principal stress or strain.
All Principals—The legend is from the minimum of minimum principal to the maximum of maximum principal stress, strain, or shell resultant force or moment.
See an example of a Max Principal stress vector plot.