Common EM Results

Introduction

The following possibilities exist for postprocessing of results:

  • inside SimLab
    • Contour / Arrows / Isoline
    • XY Plot
    • Iso Surface
    • Plot
    • Node Path
  • In the Flux environment by exporting to the solver and using all the functionalities available in the legacy Flux interface.

Contour / Arrows / Isoline

At the end of the solving, the contour results are displayed automatically. The contour or arrows and isoline options are visible on the graphical window top-left part.

Note that the full model (symmetry or periodicity) can be displayed by right click and selecting Show Full Model.

  • The Simulation allows selecting the current step (time or angular position or linear position)

    To see the bodies animation, please use the animation tool bar:

    Note:

    The tool bar can be used in Transient Animation Mode, Modal Animation Mode and Linear Animation Mode:

    • Transient Animation Mode is suitable for Magneto Static solution, Magnetic Transient solution and Magnetic AC solution (complex quantity’s real part is displayed). The animation makes the time/position vary
    • Modal Animation Mode can be used in Magnetic AC solution with or without Motion to display the complex vector results depending on the phase. The animation makes the phase vary
    • Linear Animation Mode can be used in Magneto Static solution without Motion

  • The possible Component for a magnetic transient solution 3D is the magnetic flux density B, the current density J and the Joule losses volume density dLossV if meshed coils are existing.

    Note: To postprocess other quantities, please postprocess in Flux.
  • The Plot allows to choose between contour or arrows:
    • to display the color shade, choose Contour
    • to display the arrows, choose Vector
    • to display the isolines, choose Iso Line
Note:

For more details about the result panel, consult Result Panel.

For more details about the options of the scale, consult Result title and Legend bar.

For more details about the animation of the motion, consult Animate.

Note: If there are Thin Regions or Surface Impedance conductors, it is possible to display the graphical results on the associated Shell bodies. For more information, please refer to Post processing on the Thin Region.

XY Plot

Results > XY Plot

The XY Plot allows the user to do point computations.

Note: For more details consult XY Plot.
Note: If you select a point on the boundaries between several bodies with different physics (2 or more), the body where the computation will be done has to be chosen:

Iso Surface

Results > Iso Surface

The Iso Surface menu allows you to display for example the locations where B is greater or lower than a certain value, it allows to display the hot or cold spots.

Note: For more details consult Iso Surface.

Plot

Results > Plot

The Plot allows to post process global quantities chosen in the Result Request dialog box by the user.

For the electromagnetic solutions, the quantities that can be post-processed are grouped by category:
  • Circuit (current, voltage, ... of electrical components)
  • Global (energy over the entire domain, ...)
  • Motion (torque, force, ...)

Examples of Plots:

  • In the Circuit category:

    The Joule losses of a coil conductor vs the angular position:

    Note: In Magnetic AC 3D solution, each quantity (Voltage / Current / …) is displayed for each component: Real, Imag, Module, Phase.

  • In the Motion category:

    The electrical torque vs the angular position:

The created Plots are saved in the Solution Browser in Plots.

Node Path

Results > Node Path

Node Path allows to create the user defined paths and visualize the contour and vectors on the defined paths.

For more details about the node path, refer Node Path.

Postprocess in Flux

To access to Flux Postprocessing, in the Model Browser in the Assembly Tab, right click in Results and choose View in Flux.

Note: The project *.FLU is stored in the selected working directory.

Additionally to the project *.FLU other files are stored to be able to reproduce the full operations done (*.bdf, *.h3d, *.py) and log files to track a potential problem (*.log, *.report).