If viewport linking is activated, you can link plot display across
viewports.
History and field data objects can include complex numbers; you can control
the displayed form of complex numbers using the Result
Options dialog box. An abbreviation of the complex form is appended
to the Y-axis title when you plot the variable and
becomes part of the saved variable name. For example, if
S-Mises is the selected field output variable
and Magnitude is the complex form, the
Y-axis title is S-Mises CPX:
Mg. For more information on complex number forms in
Abaqus/CAE,
see
Controlling the form of complex results.
Use one of the following methods to produce an
X–Y plot:
- To produce an
X–Y plot of history data from an output
database:
-
Select from the main
menu bar to launch the Create XY Data dialog box; then
choose ODB history output. Click
Continue. From the dialog box that appears, select one
or more variables to plot and the step or steps of interest; then click
Plot.
You can also specify history output by selecting
from the main menu bar.
- To produce an
X–Y plot of field data from an output
database:
-
Select from the main
menu bar; then choose ODB field output. Click
Continue. From the dialog box that appears, select one
or more variables to plot, the location or locations from which to read the
data, and the step or steps of interest; then click
Plot.
- To produce an
X–Y plot of output database results along a path through
your model:
-
To specify a path through your model, select
from the main menu bar; then configure the dialog boxes that appear. For more
information, see
Creating a path through your model.
After you have created the path, select
from the main
menu bar. Choose Path as the source of the
X–Y data object, then click
Continue. Configure the dialog box that appears, then
click Plot. For more information, see
Obtaining X–Y data along a path.
- To produce an
X–Y plot of new data, not from an output
database:
-
Select from the main
menu bar. Choose either Operate on XY data,
ASCII file, or Keyboard as the source
of the X–Y data object; then click
Continue. In the dialog box that appears, enter your
X–Y data object; then click
Plot (or Plot Expression in the
Operate on XY Data dialog box).
- To produce an
X–Y plot of one or more saved X–Y
data objects:
-
-
To display a single X–Y data object, select
from the main
menu bar; and select the X–Y data object from the
pull-right menu.
-
To display multiple X–Y data objects on a
single X–Y plot, select
from the main
menu bar. Select the X–Y data objects from the
dialog box that appears; then click Plot.
You can also perform either of these actions from the
Results Tree.
To display a single X–Y data object using the
Results Tree,
expand the XYData container, click mouse button 3 on the
X–Y data object you want to plot, and select
Plot from the list that appears. To display multiple
X–Y data objects using the
Results Tree,
highlight multiple X–Y objects under the
XYData container, click mouse button 3 on one of the
highlighted objects, and select Plot from the list that
appears.