HyperView ANSYS Results Reader

Supported Results

Data Name Result Type Data Type
Structural
acoustic pressure NODE VECTOR
displacement NODE VECTOR
velocity NODE VECTOR
acceleration NODE VECTOR
rotation NODE VECTOR
reaction force NODE VECTOR
reaction moment NODE VECTOR
Element nodal ELEMENT VECTOR
Element nodal moments ELEMENT VECTOR
point loads NODE VECTOR
stress ELEMENT TENSOR3-D
elastic strain ELEMENT TENSOR3-D
plastic strain ELEMENT TENSOR3-D
creep strain ELEMENT TENSOR3-D
thermal strain ELEMENT TENSOR3-D
swelling strain ELEMENT SCALAR
direct von Mises strain: elastic ELEMENT SCALAR
direct von Mises strain: plastic ELEMENT SCALAR
direct von Mises strain: creep ELEMENT SCALAR
direct von Mises strain: thermal ELEMENT SCALAR
pressure ELEMENT SCALAR
nonlinear: equivalent plastic stress ELEMENT SCALAR
nonlinear: stress state ratio ELEMENT SCALAR
nonlinear: hydrostatic pressure ELEMENT SCALAR
nonlinear: equivalent plastic strain ELEMENT SCALAR
energy: plastic work ELEMENT SCALAR
energy: plastic state variable ELEMENT SCALAR
energy: strain energy ELEMENT SCALAR
energy: kinetic energy ELEMENT SCALAR
geometry: element volume ELEMENT SCALAR
CONTACT48,49,52,178 Elements
contact: gap status ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: gap size ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: normal force ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: shear force ELEMENT SCALAR
CONTACT171,172,173,174 Elements
contact: status ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: penetration ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: pressure ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: friction stress ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: total stress ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: sliding distance ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: gap distance ELEMENT SCALAR
contact: heat flux at cont. surf. ELEMENT SCALAR
Composite Elements
Failure criteria(PFC): MAX ELEMENT SCALAR
Failure criteria(PFC): FT ELEMENT SCALAR
Failure criteria(PFC): FC ELEMENT SCALAR
Failure criteria(PFC): MT ELEMENT SCALAR
Failure criteria(PFC): MC ELEMENT ELEMENT
Thermal
Body temperature ELEMENT SCALAR
temperature NODE SCALAR
thermal flux ELEMENT VECTOR
Electromagnetic
Electromagnetic force NODE SCALAR
Electric potential NODE SCALAR
Current NODE SCALAR
Magnetic vector potential NODE VECTOR
Magnetic flux density ELEMENT VECTOR
Current density ELEMENT VECTOR
Magnetic force ELEMENT VECTOR
thermal gradient ELEMENT VECTOR
heat flow ELEMENT SCALAR
heat generation ELEMENT SCALAR
energy: thermal energy ELEMENT SCALAR
energy: kinetic energy ELEMENT SCALAR
geometry: element volume ELEMENT SCALAR
reaction solutions: heat flow NODE SCALAR
reaction solutions: electric current NODE SCALAR
Note:
  • HyperView supports ANSYS structural, thermal, and electromagnetic results for ANSYS version 2022R1, 2019R3 and earlier.
  • Model information can be extracted directly from the ANSYS result file. It can also be extracted from the ANSYS .cdb file. When loading a model, you can specify an ANSYS .rst, .cdb or .rmg file for the Load model option. However, for the Load results option, you must specify an ANSYS .rst file.
  • HyperView calculates the von Mises strain from the six strain components using a Poisson's ratio of 0.3 for the Elastic and Thermal strains and using a Poisson's ratio of 0.5 for Plastic and Creep strains. These von Mises strain values are available under the data names Elastic strain, Plastic strain, Creep strain and Thermal strain and sub data type von Mises.
  • ANSYS 6.0 and newer version result files contain the von Mises strain values. HyperView extracts these von Mises strain values and they are available in the data name called Direct von Mises strain. It is recommended that you use the Direct von Mises strain option. The von Mises strain option is also available in the Tensor Plot panel through the Elastric strain, Plastic strain, Creep strain, and Thermal strain result types; however, you may find slight differences in the results compared to the Direct von Mises strain option due to numerical accuracy used in von Mises strain calculations in HyperView.
  • The data types displacements, rotations, reaction forces, and reaction moments (result type NODE) are supported for all 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D elements.
  • ELEMENT results, such as stresses and strains, are always displayed in the Global Rectangular Coordinate System.
  • For SHELL elements, HyperView supports the upper and lower layer results.
  • Contact results are supported for the elements CONTACT48, CONTACT49, CONTACT52, CONTACT171, CONTACT172, CONTACT173, and CONTACT174.
  • The following elements are supported by the HyperView ANSYS Reader:

    LINK1, PLANE2, BEAM3, BEAM4, SOLID5, LINK8, INFIN9, LINK10, CONTAC12, PLANE13, COMBIN14, PIPE16, PIPE18, SURF19, PIPE20, MASS21, SURF22, BEAM23, BEAM24, PLANE25, MATRIX27, SHELL28, FLUID29, FLUID30, LINK31, LINK32, LINK33, LINK34, PLANE35, COMBIN39, COMBIN40, SHELL41, PLANE42, SHELL43, BEAM44, SOLID45, SOLID46, CONTAC48, CONTAC49, SHELL51, CONTAC52, PLANE53, BEAM54, PLANE55, HYPER56, SHELL57, HYPER58, PIPE60, SHELL61, SOLID62, SHELL63, SOLID64, PLANE67, LINK68, SOLID69, SOLID70, MASS71, SOLID72, SOLID73, PLANE75, PLANE77, PLANE78, FLUID80, PLANE82, PLANE83, PLANE83, HYPER86, SOLID87, VISCO88, VISCO89, SOLID90, SHELL91, SOLID92, SHELL93, SOLID95, SOLID96, SOLID97, SOLID98, SHELL99, VISCO107, INFIN111, SOLID117, HF118, HF119, HF120, SHELL 131, SHELL 132, SHELL143, PLANE145, PLANE146, SOLID147, SOLID148, SHELL150, SURF151, SURF152, SURF153, SURF154, SHELL157, PLANE162, SHELL163, SOLID164, SOLID168, TARGE169, TARGE170, CONTA171, CONTA172, CONTA173, CONTA174, CONTA175, CONTA178, PRETS179, LINK180, SHELL181, PLANE182, PLANE183, MPC 184, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLID187, BEAM188, BEAM189, SOLSH190, SOLID191, SHELL208, SHELL209, FLUID220, FLUID221, SOLID227, SOLID278, SOLID279, SHELL281, SOLID285, PIPE288, PIPE289, ELBOW290, SURF251, SURF252.

  • ANSYS ETABLE results support: ANSYS ETABLE results are available for following elements only - BEAM4, PLANE42, BEAM44, SOLID45, SHELL57, SHELL63, SHELL93, SOLID95, SHELL99, SHELL181, BEAM188, FLUID116, LINK31, LINK 32, LINK33, LINK34, LINK71, CONTACT170, CONTACT 173, SOLID70, SOLID226, SOLID227, SOLID87, SOLID90, SOLID185-SOLID186, SOLID187, PLANE55, PLANE13, PLANE223, PLANE35, PLANE77, PLANE182, PLANE183, SHELL281, SURF151, SURF152, SURF251, SURF252. To post process the ETABLE results, you need to know the item name and sequence number of the result type under the ETABLE result list that is available for each element type in the ANSYS solver manual.
  • HyperView supports composite elements when composite definition is in either REALSETS or in SECDATA. HyperView can post process results for all layers for the following composite elements – SOLID46, SELL99, SHELL91 , SHELL131, SHELL132, SOLID191, SHELL181, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, SOLID278, SOLID279, SHELL281.
  • HyperView supports .rst files generated from the RSPLIT command.
  • The following limitations apply:
    • Element results such as stresses and strains are not supported for ANSYS 1-D elements such as LINK1, etc. Element results are supported for 2-D and 3-D elements.
    • Results for composite elements other than mentioned above are supported.
    • If some nodes in the model are rotated within a local coordinate system, and the local coordinate system is subsequently deleted, an incorrect animation plot will result.
    • ETABLE results are available only for the output files from ANSYS version 9.0 and newer.