Position, velocities, acceleration, deformation, strain and stress of nodes and elements which belong to an FE body are reported in the Motion Postprocessor as shown in the table below. Output nodes can be selected in the Motion Postprocessor application.

Figure 3.148: Definition of outputs for an FE body

Parameter		Symbol	Description	Dimension
Position		,	The position and angle of the node. The angle for nodes of beam or shell elements is represented by the ZXZ (PSI-THETA-PHI) Euler angle in Equation 2–60 ~ Equation 2–62. Otherwise, the angle for nodes of solid elements will report a zero value [For Node].	For Position: Length For Angle: Radians
Velocity			The translational velocity of the node [For Node].	Length/Time
Angular_Velocity			The angular velocity of the node in its own reference frame. For nodes of solid elements, the vector is measured in the inertia reference frame. [For Node]	Radian/Time
Acceleration			The translational acceleration of the node. [For Node]	Length/Time^2
Angular_ Acceleration			The angular acceleration of the node in own reference frame. For nodes of solid elements, the vector is measured in the inertia reference frame. [For Node]	Radian/Time^2
Deformation			The translational and rotational deformation of the node. The deformation is measured in the user-defined reference frame that is defined in the Postprocessor and its default is the inertia reference frame. The rotational deformation for nodes of beam or shell elements is represented by the ZXZ (PSI-THETA-PHI) Euler angle in Equation 2–60 ~ Equation 2–62. Otherwise, the rotational deformation for nodes of solid elements will report a zero value. [For Node]	For Translational: Length For Rotational: Radians
Top_T_Strain			The tensor of total strain that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the total strain on the top plane. [For Node and Element]	N/A
Top_E_Strain			The tensor of elastic strain that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the elastic strain on the top plane. [For Node and Element]	N/A
Top_P_Strain			The tensor of plastic strain that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the plastic strain on the top plane. [For Node and Element]	N/A
Bottom_T_Strain			The tensor of total strain that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the total strain on the bottom plane. [For Node and Element]	N/A
Bottom_E_Strain			The tensor of elastic strain that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the elastic strain on the bottom plane. [For Node and Element]	N/A
Bottom_P_Strain			The tensor of plastic strain that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the plastic strain on the bottom plane. [For Node and Element]	N/A
Top_Stress			The tensor of stress that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the stress on the top plane. [For Node and Element]	Force/Length^2
Bottom_Stress			The tensor of stress that is measured in the inertia reference frame. For shell elements, this is the stress on the bottom plane. [For Node and Element]	Force/Length^2
Contact_Pressure			The pressure due to the contact force of a node. First, the total area for the node is calculated from the surface area of adjacent elements including the node. The total area is then averaged with the number of adjacent elements. The contact pressure is calculated by dividing the contact force applied on the node by the averaged area. [For Node]	Force/Length^2
Thermal	Temperature		The nodal temperature due to heat conduction and convection of a node. [For Node]	Temperature
	Directional_Heatflux		The heat flux due to heat conduction or convection in each direction. [For Node]	Watt/ Length^2
	Thermal_Strain		The thermal strain due to heat expansion. [For Node]	N/A