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How to read layered element results?

How to read layered element results?

How to read layered element results?

(OP)
Hi ansys experts,
Anyone knows the best way to list the results of a shell layered element along the thickness?
I try to explain better:
after solving a plate problem, if i wanna read the strains of the shell layered element used to mesh the structure in a ertain point, I've to issue the prnsol command changing the "Layer" and "shell" and so if I've 100 layers I've to issue the command 100*(top+middle+bottom)=300 times!! I can't believe that ansys developers don't have programmed any function to help me in this task!
Somenone will think to loop commands... but before learn that method I'll prefer know if does a specific command exist!

Bye,
Gio

RE: How to read layered element results?

Gio,
The best thing to do would be to write a macro using a good text editing program to do you postprocessing for you if you are repeating the same commands for each of the 100 layers.  If you want to select a certain layer and view it's results you could always do that by:

/POST1
ESEL,S,LAYER,,,,     !select elements of desired layer
NSLE     !select nodes attached to elements
PRNSOL,,
!Other necessary commands here

or

/POST1
LAYER,   !select layer for which you want to postprocess
PRNSOL,,
!Other necessary commands here

Cutting and pasting that into a macro the desired number of times shouldn't take long at all.  Plus, if you're doing multiple iterations of this analysis you can use the same macro for future postprocessing.

Good luck,
-Brian

RE: How to read layered element results?

(OP)
thanks Brian,
I'm going learn more about macros. It's curious the absence of a built in command to read the results of the wole layers (using Ansys 8, maybe the latter versions have this command).

regards,
Gio

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