Use the menu to open the output database containing your analysis results.
Use the menu to select the analysis results to be plotted, including the step and frame, the deformed field output variable, and, for contour or symbol plot animation, the primary field output variable or symbol field output variable to be plotted. For more information on field output variable selection, see Selecting field output variables.
Use the and menus to select the customization options that you want.
To initiate the animation, select from the main menu bar.
Animation begins in all animated viewports, and the animation controls appear in the right side of the context bar. Abaqus is now in the scale factor animation plot state. In this state Abaqus automatically refreshes your plot each time you click Apply or OK in the , , or menu dialog boxes. All animated viewports will remain in the scale factor animation state until you produce a plot in some other state, such as the undeformed or deformed state. For more information on customizing the underlying model shape, see Customizing model shape.
|