Reply To: Nodal vs. Elemental Solution

[Govindan Nagappan]

See this help section:6.3. Types of Data Available for Postprocessing (ansys.com)
Primary dataconsist of the degree-of-freedom solution calculated at each node and this is as nodal solution data. Also derived data that are averaged at the nodes are considered nodal solution data
Derived Data at all integration points of each element, or at the centroid of each element are known as element solution data