This function lists the contour value of the selected nodes (if ELEMENT RESULT is selected, then list element contour value). The node value is listed in the following steps:

Click the LIST VALUE option in CONTOUR CONTROL WINDOW.

The Control Option window is displayed with the Input Node ID or Element ID Option, Select Node Option and Node Value Display Option, as shown in Figure 8.3.13.

Figure 8.3.13  Select Node Control Option

The user can research correlative contour value by inputting Node ID or Element ID.

Select the desired option form the list. The default setting is by mouse pick. The user can also select nodes by dragging window, polygon, or free hand region.

The user can select the List Value Option, as shown in Figure 8.3.14 to select the display mode of node value, modify the font size and the display precision of node value.

Figure 8.3.14  Node value display Option

There are two methods to display node value, one is table, and the other is label. Default option is table. Once the nodes are selected, the highest 10 values are listed at the lower left corner of GRAPHICS DISPLAY WINDOW, as shown in Figure 8.3.15. If Label option is selected, node value is displayed near selected node as shown in Figure 8.3.16.

Figure 8.3.15  Display node value by table

Figure 8.3.16  Display node value by label

When the user selects List Table option, Control Option Window is shown in Figure 8.3.17. This function is used to control the arrangement and the number of contour values listed. The user moves the mouse to the wanted location, and clicks the left mouse button to display table location.

Figure 8.3.17  Table list control window

1.       FIRST PAGE

First several selected node or element values are listed.

2.       PAGE DOWN

The selected node or element values with the next page are listed.

3.       PAGE UP

The selected node or element values with the previous page are listed.

4.       LAST PAGE

Last several selected node or element values are listed.

5.       ARRANGE LIST BY VALUE

Toggle on this option, the selected node or element values will be arranged.

6.       LIST PER PAGE

The function displays a data control window that allows the user to enter the number of the listed nodes.

Other functions are common to those in the DEFORM animation.

The user can select Export List button to export the selected node or element values by lst format.