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Result Plots

    Table of contents
    1. 1. Plot properties
    2. 2. Single dataset
    Procedures | References

    Once an analysis finishes, a default set of results are listed for all analyses performed. You can then edit, rename, examine and overlay results.

    Plot properties

    Plot properties enables you to customize animation settings, result scale, and part display, and select from several result display methods. You can also use the Plot properties feature to specify the property settings for all result types.

    Note: Only tabs relevant to the selected result will be displayed.

    Procedures

    Examining a result plot

    To use the Examine Result tool, ensure you have a result displayed.

    1. Click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/102_Getting_Started/180_Results/examine_16.png (Results tab > Results panel > Examine). The mouse cursor will change to small cross-hairs.
    2. Move the cursor to the location where you require an exact value and click the left mouse button once.
      Note: Click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/040_Results_Summary/results_adviser_16.png (Results tab > Results panel > Adviser) to get full details on the Confidence of Fill and Quality Prediction results.
    3. Right-click the mouse button once and choose Select to deactivate the Examine Result function.
    Note: You can use the Ctrl key to examine more than one area at a time. Simply hold-down the Ctrl key and click on different areas on your model.

    Overlaying a result plot

    1. In the Study Tasks pane, select a result by clicking the check box. This is the displayed result.
    2. Highlight another result, right-click and then select Overlay. This is the highlighted result and is overlaid on the display result.
    3. Right-click the original result and select Activate to make it the active result. When two results are overlaid, only the active result can be animated.
    Note: It is a good idea to overlay a result onto a line contour plot. This way it is very easy to view and interpret both plots on the model

    Synchronizing and comparing views, plots, or animations

    When you have multiple windows open, or have split a window into two or four sub-windows, you can synchronize (lock) the views, plots or animations of selected windows to visualize differences between them.
    1. Click on a window to select it.
    2. Select one of the following entries under (Results tab > Locking panel).

      File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/103_User_Interface/210_Locking/results_lock_view_16.png Lock View

      File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/103_User_Interface/210_Locking/results_lock_plot_16.png Lock Plot

      File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/103_User_Interface/210_Locking/results_lock_animation_16.png Lock Animation

    3. Repeat the above steps for each window that you want to synchronize.
    4. If necessary, arrange all windows by clicking File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/020_Valid_comparisons/results_tile_horiz_window_16.png (View tab > Windows panel > Tile Horizontally) or File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/110_Result_Plots/results_tile_vert_window_16.png (View tab > Windows panel > Tile Vertically).
    5. Select one of the synchronized windows and set up the desired view, plot, and/or animation. The synchronized windows will automatically update the same display aspects that you have locked.
    6. To quickly unlock all windows again, select one of the following entries under (Results tab > Locking panel).

      File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/103_User_Interface/210_Locking/results_unlock_views_16.png Unlock All Views

      File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/103_User_Interface/210_Locking/results_unlock_all_plots_16.png Unlock All Plots

      File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/103_User_Interface/210_Locking/results_unlock_animations_16.png Unlock All Animations

    Renaming result plots

    1. Right-click on the plot and select Rename.
    2. Click on the plot to select it, then press F2 on your keyboard.

    Editing result plots

    1. Select a result, and then click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/110_Result_Plots/results_plot_properties_16.png (Results tab > Results panel > Plot Properties).
    2. Click on the tabs and make the required change(s) to the result settings.
    3. Click OK. The result displays with the new settings.

    Adding notes to results

    Note: This feature is available only for analyses that produce a results plot.
    1. Select the result to which you would like to add a note.
    2. Click File:Simulation_Moldflow/enu/2012/Help/1Adviser/109_Results/110_Result_Plots/plot_notes_16.png (Results tab > Results panel > Notes).
    3. Select either the Study Note tab or the Plot Note tab from the right hand side of the window.
    4. Enter the text in the space provided.
    5. Click OK.
    Note: Plot Notes are associated with a single result, and consequently do not appear in other results.

    References

    Plot Properties dialog - Methods tab

    Specify how the result is displayed on the model.

    You can display the result shaded or as line contours across the model. Line contours plots are the preferred option for accurate interpretation of results. You can also specify how to display the following types of results:
    • vector (Orientation at skin)
    • tensor

    Plot Properties dialog - Animation tab

    Set the animation properties of the displayed result, such as the number of frames, or whether each frame displays a cumulative result.

    Single dataset

    Animates the result values through the part at a specific time during the molding cycle. In other words, there is only one set of data used in the animation and the values within that dataset are animated.

    You can set the number of frames used in the animation. For example, increase the number of frames to smooth an animation and see the material flow progress in smaller steps. This can be useful when investigating material flow through complex geometry.

    Plot Properties dialog - Scaling tab

    Note: Only tabs relevant to the selected result will be displayed.

    Plot Properties dialog - Part Display tab

    Specify how edges are displayed on deformed and undeformed parts, and also the surface opacity of the parts.

    Plot Properties dialog - Optional Settings tab

    Specify how colors are displayed when viewing a result.

    Plot Properties dialog - 2D Slice Plot tab

    Set the parameter that will be held constant in a 2D slice plot when viewing a molding window result.

    Plot Properties dialog - Highlight tab

    Change the highlight properties of the result plot.

    Depending on the result selected, you can change either the line color or the overlay result displayed on the plot. These could be, for example, an Air traps or Weld lines plot.

    Plot Properties dialog - Deflection tab

    Configure how warpage results are displayed.

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