You can use the Query toolset to obtain general information about your model as well as information specific to the Visualization module. The Query dialog box is divided into two regions.
General Queries
Node
You can obtain information on the coordinates and displacement of a particular node.
Distance
You can obtain information on the distance between two points or nodes.
Mesh
You can obtain information on the name of the current output database, the number of nodes and elements in your model, and the element types.
Element
You can obtain information on any element's mesh type, material, section, connectivity, and current field output variables at the integration point locations.
For more information on general model queries, see “Querying the model,” Section 30.3.2.
Visualization Module Queries
Probe values
ABAQUS/CAE displays information in the Probe Values dialog box as you move the cursor around the current viewport. Probing a model plot displays model data and analysis results; probing an X–Y plot displays X–Y curve data. For more information on probing, see “Probing nodes,” Section 30.3.4, “Probing elements,” Section 30.3.5, and “Probing X–Y plots,” Section 30.3.7.
Stress linearization
Stress linearization is the separation of stresses through a section into constant membrane and linear bending stresses. ABAQUS performs stress linearization calculations and displays the results in the form of an X–Y plot. For more information on stress linearization, see Chapter 32, “Calculating linearized stresses.”
