{"id":293715,"date":"2023-07-18T21:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/measure-compression-elongation-of-a-line\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:19:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:19:53","slug":"measure-compression-elongation-of-a-line","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/measure-compression-elongation-of-a-line\/","title":{"rendered":"measure compression\/elongation of a line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I simplified the problem down to its core issue to make it easier to describe. Basically, I want to know how the length of a predefined line changes when I apply a load. In this case I used one of the edges that should be slightly compressed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/18-07-2023-1689714690-mceclip0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>My first instinct was to ask for the total deformation along a path and use the maximum value but I&#8217;m unsure if that gives me the actual length difference of the path and not just the distance I marked in the picture below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/18-07-2023-1689714783-mceclip1.jpg\" width=\"307\" height=\"240\"><\/p>\n<p>Is there a nice way to measure the compression\/elongation of a line?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-293715","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I simplified the problem down to its core issue to make it easier to describe. 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