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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Measurement of cylinder diameter after thermal expansion Reply To: Measurement of cylinder diameter after thermal expansion

Ankush Choudhary
Ansys Employee

Hi Zijian,

Try creating a cylindrical coordinate at the center. In that coordinate system, the X axis will represent the radial direction, and then you can measure the directional deformation.