Use a Through Thickness (
)
plot to display the variation of a layered shell quantity in its thickness direction at specified points. Add a
Color Expression subnode as needed. Right-click a
1D Plot Group to add this plot type from
More Plots submenu.
From the Source list, choose
Solution or
Cut Point 3D data set. In case of
Solution data set, specify the evaluation positions on a layered shell in
Position and
Selection sections.
When Solution is selected as a
Data Set, this section displays. Select
Position:
Selection (the default), or
Point coordinates.
In case Selection option is chosen, select one or more geometric points from the Graphics window. Alternatively, select
Point coordinates to specify the material coordinates of an array of points.
When Position is selected as a
Selection, this section displays. Select
Manual from the
Selection list to choose geometry directly from the
Graphics window. Select
All to add the applicable geometry or any other predefined grouping.
The X-Axis Data section is same as that of
Y-Axis Data section of a
Line Graph.
For Parametric Sweep studies, for each pair of outer solutions or inner solutions, one line is plotted on the graph. For example, if there are 10 outer solutions and each outer solution has five inner solutions, then 50 lines are drawn. The number of inner solutions can vary between outer solutions.
Select Thickness coordinate from the
Parameter list to visualize along the through thickness direction of a layered shell, or select
Expression to change the through-thickness coordinate expression. If
Expression is selected, go to
Expressions and Predefined Quantities.
The Quality section in the through thickness plot is similar to the one in a
Line Graph. The only difference is in the
Smoothing, which can only be turned off (the default) or on compared to the Line Graph, in which you get more options.
