3.4. Plotting or Printing Mode Shapes

Plotting or printing the mode shapes of the assembled structure occurs during postprocessing. The postprocessor (/POST1) uses the results files generated by the CMS superelements to display shape results. Issue CMSFILE to import the CMS superelement results files into the postprocessor where you can view the assembled structure. (You can issue the command as often as needed to include all or some of the component results files.)

If you created new CMS superelements from existing superelements (SESYMM or SETRAN) during the use pass, you can expand the results with the offset superelements appearing in their transformed locations (SEEXP).

Set the desired mode shape of the assembled structure (SET), then plot (PLNSOL) or print (PRNSOL) the mode shapes.