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  3. In the expansion step of modal and CMS analyses, is it possible to select some nodes and expand the obtained mode set to the selected node set (not the full DOF set)?

In the expansion step of modal and CMS analyses, is it possible to select some nodes and expand the obtained mode set to the selected node set (not the full DOF set)?

Tagged: 11, General, mapdl, Mechanical APDL (f. ANSYS), structural-mechanics
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:59 am
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      There is no way to directly do this in the ANSYS program. The expansion of a modal or CMS model will expand the entire DOF set; however, after expansion of the entire model, in /POST1, you can use the SUBSET command which will load the results for the selected subset of elements/nodes.

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