One basic output from structural simulation is determining the deflection under applied loads and restraints. This is quite easy to do in Scan&Solve and is shown in the following steps.

The maximum deflection can be determined on the [View] tab once the simulation results have been computed. The specific material, restraints, and loads will depend on the physical situation being simulated. A few examples:

1. Point load
2. Pressure load

When the simulation is complete, click over to the [View] tab to see the results.

From the Solution Component combobox, choose the Total Displacement solution component.

Once the displacement solution component has been chosen, several different outputs are possible.

The value of maximum displacement is reported as the highest value on the legend.

The location of the maximum displacement is identified by clicking the [Max.] button in the Mark group. This will insert a leader pointing to the location of the maximum displacement.

The actual deformed shape under the specified loads and restraints is displayed by entering a scale factor of 1.0 into the edit box of the Deflection group.

Usually the deformation is much too small to be visible at a scale factor of 1, so much larger scale factors can be entered, or the Deflection slider can be used to interactively choose a scale factor.

Scan&Solve Version 1 and later

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