To display a contour plot of the model:

From the main menu bar, select PlotContoursOn Deformed Shape.

ABAQUS/CAE displays a contour plot of von Mises stress superimposed on the deformed shape of the model at the end of the last increment of the loading step, as indicated by the following text in the state block:

Step: Load, Apply load  
Increment     6: Step Time =   1.000

By default, all surfaces with no results (in this case, the pin) are displayed in white.

The deformation is exaggerated because of the default deformation scale factor that ABAQUS/CAE selects.

To remove the white surfaces from the display, do the following:

In the Results Tree, expand the Surface Sets container underneath the output database file named PullHinge.odb.

Select all the surfaces that appear in the list.

Click mouse button 3, and select Remove from the menu that appears.

The white surfaces disappear from the view.

To reduce the deformation scale factor, do the following:

From the main menu bar, select OptionsCommon.

The Common Plot Options dialog box appears.

From the Deformation Scale Factor options, choose Uniform.

In the Value text field, type a value of 100; and click OK.

ABAQUS/CAE displays the contour plot with a deformation scale factor of 100, as shown in Figure C–53.

Figure C–53 Contour plot of von Mises stress with a reduced deformation scale factor.



Use the view manipulation tools to examine the deformed model. Note where the pin appears to be exerting the most pressure against the insides of the flanges. Also note how the two flanges have twisted away from each other.

By default, the contour plot displays the von Mises stresses in the model. You can view other variables by selecting ResultField Output.

The Field Output dialog box appears.

Click the Primary Variable tab of the Field Output dialog box, and select S11 from the list of Component options. Click Apply to see a contour plot of the stresses in the 1-direction.

From the Invariant option list, select Max. Principal, and click Apply to see the maximum principal stresses on the model.

Select any other variables of interest from the Field Output dialog box.

From the Invariant option list, select Mises and click OK to display the von Mises stresses again and to close the dialog box.

To create the display group:

In the Results Tree, expand the Instances container.

From the list of available part instances, select HINGE-HOLE-1. Click mouse button 3, and select Replace from the menu that appears to replace the current display group with the selected elements. Click , if necessary, to fit the model in the viewport.

The contour plot of the entire model is replaced by a plot of only the selected hinge piece, as shown in Figure C–54.

Figure C–54 Use display groups to view a contour plot of the von Mises stress in the hinge piece with the lubrication hole.



Use the view manipulation tools to view the hinge at different angles. You can now see results for surfaces on the hinge that were hidden by the solid hinge.

From the main menu bar, select ResultField Output.

From the top of the Primary Variable tabbed page, toggle on List only variables with results: and choose at surface nodes from the menu.

From the list of variables that appears, select CPRESS, and click Apply.

ABAQUS/CAE displays a contour plot of the contact pressures in the flange hole.