19.3.1. Applying Results Based on Geometry

The results available for your analysis may depend on the selected geometry type (Solid, Surface, or Line). The tables below describe how to match geometry and result types (available on the Solution Context tab).

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Static Structural Analysis

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Deformation	Strain	Stress	Toolbox	User Defined Result
Solid Body	Total, Directional	All choices	All choices	Stress , Fatigue , Contact ^[a]	Yes
Surface Body	Total, Directional	All choices	All choices	Stress, Fatigue, Contact^[a]	Yes
Line Body: Beam	Total, Directional	All choices, except Equivalent (von-Mises), Equivalent Plastic, Equivalent Creep, Equivalent Total	All applicable choices, except Error	Contact ^[a], Beam	Yes
Line Body: Pipe	Total, Directional	None	None	Contact ^[a], Beam	Yes

^[a]Contact results are not reported and are not applicable to the edges, MPC Contact, or the Target side of asymmetric contact.

Transient Analysis

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Deformation	Strain	Stress	Toolbox	User Defined Result
Solid Body	All choices	All choices	All choices	Stress, Fatigue, Contact ^[a]	Yes
Surface Body	All choices	All choices	All choices	Stress , Fatigue , Contact	Yes
Line Body: Beam	All	All choices, except Equivalent (von-Mises), Equivalent Plastic, Equivalent Creep, Equivalent Total	All applicable choices, except Error	Contact ^[a], Beam	Yes
Line Body: Pipe	All	None	None	Contact ^[a], Beam	Yes

^[a]Contact results are not reported and are not applicable to the edges, MPC Contact, or the Target side of asymmetric contact.

Modal and Eigenvalue Buckling Analyses

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Deformation	Strain	Stress	Toolbox	User Defined Result
Solid Body	Total, Directional	All applicable choices, except Energy	All choices	None	Yes
Surface Body	Total, Directional	All applicable choices, except Energy	All choices	None	Yes
Line Body: Beam	Total, Directional	All choices, except Equivalent (von-Mises), Equivalent Plastic, Equivalent Creep, Equivalent Total	All applicable choices, except Error	None	Yes
Line Body: Pipe	Total, Directional	None	None	None	Yes

Random Vibration Analysis

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Deformation	Strain	Stress	Toolbox	User Defined Result
Solid Body	Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	Normal, Shear	Equivalent (von-Mises), Normal, Shear	None	No
Surface Body	Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	Normal, Shear	Equivalent (von-Mises), Normal, Shear	None	No
Line Body: Beam	Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	Normal, Shear	Equivalent (von-Mises), Normal, Shear, Membrane Stress, Bending Stress	None	No
Line Body: Pipe	Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	None	None	None	No

Response Spectrum Analysis

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Deformation	Strain	Stress	Toolbox	User Defined Result
Solid Body	Total, Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	Normal, Shear	Equivalent (von-Mises), Normal, Shear	None	No
Surface Body	Total, Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	Normal, Shear	Equivalent (von-Mises), Normal, Shear	None	No
Line Body: Beam	Total, Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	Normal, Shear	Equivalent (von-Mises), Normal, Shear, Membrane Stress, Bending Stress	None	No
Line Body: Pipe	Total, Directional, Directional Velocity, Directional Acceleration	None	None	None	No

Steady-State Thermal and Transient Thermal Analyses

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Thermal	User Defined Result
Solid Body	Temperature, Total Heat Flux, Directional Heat Flux, Error	Yes
Surface Body	Temperature, Total Heat Flux, Directional Heat Flux, Error	Yes
Line Body: Beam	Temperature	Yes
Line Body: Thermal Flow	All choices	No

Magnetostatic Analysis

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Electromagnetic	User Defined Result
Solid Body	All choices^[a]	Yes
Surface Body	Not Applicable	Yes
Line Body	None	Yes

^[a]Electric Potential can only be scoped to conductor bodies.

Electric Analysis

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Electric	User Defined Result
Solid Body	All choices	Yes
Surface Body	Yes	Yes
Line Body	Yes	Yes

Harmonic Response Analysis (Deformation, Strain, Stress)

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Deformation	Strain	Stress
Solid Body	All choices^[a]	All choices, except Energy, Thermal, Equivalent Plastic	All choices
Surface Body	All choices^[a]	All choices, except Energy, Thermal, Equivalent Plastic	All choices
Line Body: Beam	All choices	All choices, except Equivalent (von-Mises), Energy, Thermal, Equivalent Plastic, Equivalent Creep, Equivalent Total	All choices
Line Body: Pipe	All choices	None	None

^[a]See the Harmonic Analysis section for more information.

Harmonic Response Analysis (Frequency Response, Phase Response, User Defined Result)

Geometry	Solution Tab Options
Geometry	Frequency Response^[a]	Phase Response^[a]	User Defined Result
Solid Body	All choices	All choices	Yes
Surface Body	All choices	All choices	Yes
Line Body	All choices	All choices	Yes

^[a]See the Harmonic Analysis section for more information.