Visualize Bead Optimization Results

This task shows you how to visualize bead optimization results.

There are three variants of bead optimization results saved in VTFX file that are accessible:
  • Optimized geometry with the fringe plot of controller input values (items under POST-PROCESSING > GENERATE_REPORT_FILE when TYPE_PROPERTY = NODAL CONTINUOUS (BEAD) selected at CONTOUR_PLOT);
  • Optimized geometry with the fringe plot of displacements (items under POST-PROCESSING > GENERATE_REPORT_FILE when TYPE_PROPERTY = NODAL DISPLACEMENT (BEAD) selected at CONTOUR_PLOT);
  • Geometry with test displacements and the fringe plot of displacements (items under TEST_BEAD_CHECK in CHECK_INPUTS).



See Changing Settings of the Fringe Plot to control the appearance of the fringe plot.