PRESENT NUMERIC [Range]

      

This command will display numerical values of the current component of analysis results. Also the graphics cursor may be used to enquire the numeric value of results at a particular node or element.

Range Comments VIEWMODE

n1 n2 n3 ... It is possible to specify a range, and this is interpreted

n1 TO n2 as a range of nodes for nodal results, or of elements for

n1 TO n2 STEPS n3 element results. ALL

/PICK See Note 3.

Notes:

1.

Positioning of displayed values
The default condition is that 3 significant digits will be output. If required, the user may request up to 7 significant digits, see PRESENT OPTIONS SIGNIF. Nodal results are displayed adjacent to their associated nodal point. A node that is on a material discontinuity will, for results that are materially related, have a value displayed for each material type present at the node. In this case the values are tabulated and suffixed by the material number, for example:

7.53M1
7.23M3

The positions at which these tabulated values are displayed do not indicate to which side of the discontinuity they refer.

Element nodal results are displayed adjacent to their associated nodal point but indented towards the centre of the element, element Gaussian (integration) point results are adjacent to their associated Gauss point, and element invariant results are displayed at the centre of the element.

2.

The `VIEWMODE' and `ALL' controls
If the command PRESENT NUMERIC VIEWMODE is used, then only `visible' nodes or elements will have result values displayed; and this is the default. For a node to be `visible' it must have attached mesh lines shown as part of the current `VIEW' mode, (VIEW OPTIONS EDGES ALL is assumed, the effect of commands VIEW OPTIONS EDGES OUTLINE and VIEW OPTIONS EDGES INHIBIT is ignored). For a beam or shell element to be `visible', all of its nodes must be `visible'; whereas a solid element is considered `visible' if one or more of its nodes is `visible'. (The exception to this rule is that with models comprising only beam and/or plate/shell elements, the visualisation test is not applied for element labels unless a hidden line view is current).

The command PRESENT NUMERIC ALL means that all nodes (or elements) in the current results set will have result values displayed regardless of `visibility'.

3.

Use of the graphics cursor
The command word /PICK enables the user to enquire the result for a particular node, element or Gauss point, by using the graphics cursor. In this case, where the previous `PRESENT' command was `PRESENT NUMERIC' specifying or picking an explicit range of nodes or elements, then the `picked' values will be added to the display without a screen clear. Only `visible' nodes or elements will be sensitive to the cursor (see note 2. above). An element is located by the position of its centroid. To terminate cursor picking it is necessary to make two approximately coincident cursor hits.

When the cursor is being used, filters imposed by the commands RESULTS RANGE MATERIALS/VALUES will be ignored.

4.

Specifying an explicit Range
If a range of entities (elements or nodes) is explicitly specified in the command (e.g.: PRESENT NUMERIC 103 to 155), then the values for the requested entities will be displayed regardless of whether they form part of the current results set and regardless of the filters currently imposed by the RESULTS RANGE MATERIAL/VALUES commands. The results set will remain unchanged.

5.

Additional filter controls
If no range of entities is explicitly specified in the command, then filters on the values that are displayed are provided by the RESULTS RANGE command.

6.

Colour Modulation
The displayed values will be colour modulated and this can be controlled by the PRESENT OPTIONS NUMERICS command.

Examples:

1.

PRESENT NUMERIC

All `visible' nodes or elements in the current results set will have their result values displayed depending on the filters set in the RESULTS RANGE command.

2.

PRESENT NUMERIC /PICK

The cursor is made available, and the user can make cursor hits at or near node points or element centroids and the result values will be displayed.

See also the following commands

'PRESENT OPTIONS NUMERIC'
'PRESENT OPTIONS SIGNIF'
'RESULTS RANGE'
'VIEW'