Displaying a material orientation plot

The material orientation plot will be created at the step and frame of the analysis you specified previously.

  • From the main menu bar, select PlotMaterial OrientationsOn Deformed Shape.

    Tip: You can also display a material orientation plot using the tool in the Visualization module toolbox.

    A material orientation plot appears, as shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1. Material orientation plot.

    Material orientation triads at element integration points indicate the material directions of each element in the model.