Measuring Tip Clearances between Grid Points within Workbench

- March 22, 2023 at 3:22 pm
  
  drdmsthesis
  Subscriber
  
  Hi,
  Is there a direct way to measure clearances between surfaces/distances between nodes? I could calculate using geometry, but it would have been convenient to post process the results directly in the workbench environment. The original clearances between rotor and shroud are 0.005".
  The deflection plot lists the original gridpoint locations. Is there a way to show updated relative gridpoint distances?
  Thank you.
- March 23, 2023 at 4:48 pm
  
  drdmsthesis
  Subscriber
  
  Figured it out with a small post-APDL script.
  Thank you.
- March 23, 2023 at 5:33 pm
  
  Erik Kostson
  Ansys Employee
  
  That is great. If you do not mind since this might be useful to others, do you mind pasting the script into a post?
  
  thank you
  
  Erik