This section explains undeformed and deformed shape plotting and
superimposed plots.
Immediately upon opening an output database,
Abaqus/CAE
displays the undeformed shape of your model. For general analysis steps an
undeformed plot displays the shape of your model without any deformation. For
linear perturbation steps an undeformed plot displays the base state of your
model. The deformed plot shows the shape of your model according to the values
of a nodal variable such as displacement. The undeformed and deformed shapes
are also used to display each of the other plot states available in
Abaqus/CAE.
You can view contours, symbols, or material orientations on either the
undeformed or the deformed shape or superimpose them to view the differences in
the shapes.