How Do You Post Process FEA Results?
FEA analysis is the best modern day tool to design advanced engineering products that are superior in every way. FEA allows for designs to be stronger, longer lasting, more chemical resistant, and more heat resistant than ever before. Once you have run your FEA model, how do you get to the results? Each FEA program has different options for the results it can solve for. In addition, depending on the type of analysis there are many different results you can post process as well. If you are confused about the options available to you follow the steps below to post process your FEA results. This step deals with finite element structural analyses. If you have performed a structural analysis, load the results. You can then view the following results: Von Mises stress, strain, and deformation. You can view each of these along individual axes or all combined in one plot. Stress can be viewed in different units such as pascals, megapascals, or pounds per square inch. Deformation can usually be
