Reply To: How to create a force displacement graph on APDL for an arch in static analysis?

[dlooman]

If you used an arbitrary load step time of 1.0 we know the force will be 5000 N. times time.  Here is a way to make a force deflection plot in post26.  Use the /axlab command to create axes descriptions.

/post26

nsol,2,1574,uy  ! Displacement

xvar,2               ! Make Displacement the x axis

prod,3,1,,, ,,,5000   ! Variable 3 is time (variable 1 by default) times 5000

plvar,3             ! Plot force vs displacement