ANCYC
ANCYC, NUMFRAMES, KCYCL, DELAY
Applies a traveling wave animation to graphics data in
a modal cyclic symmetry analysis.
NUMFRAMESThe number of plot frames for the animation. Valid values range from 5 through 36. The default is 18. A low value (because it specifies fewer graphical frames) produces a rougher animation but loads faster. A high value produces a smoother animation but requires more time to load.
KCYCLThe animation mode:
0
—
Continuous animation cycle (forward-reverse-forward).
1
—
Discontinuous animation cycle (forward-reset-forward). This option is the default.
DELAYThe time delay (in seconds) between animation frames. Valid values range from 0.1 through 1.0. The default is 0.1 seconds, which produces a seemingly real-time animation. A higher value produces a slower animation.
Notes
The ANCYC command is valid in a modal cyclic symmetry analysis only.
The command animates the cyclic symmetry mode shape plot in the General Post Processor (/POST1). When you issue a nodal- or element-results plot command (for example, PLNSOL, PLESOL, or PLDISP) and then issue the ANCYC command, Mechanical APDL applies a traveling wave animation to the mode shape plot.
Each frame of the animation is created by expanding the cyclic
symmetry mode shape at increasing phase angles (via the /CYCEXPAND command) starting at zero in equal increments over 360°. The
phase-angle increment is 360 / NUMFRAMES.
The animation display shows the traveling wave of the result
quantity being plotted. The traveling wave animation is applicable
only to nodal diameters (harmonic indices) greater than 0 and less
than N / 2 (where N is the number of cyclic sectors in the model).
For more information, see Applying a Traveling Wave Animation to the Cyclic Model in the Cyclic Symmetry Analysis Guide.