How to get nodal solution results?

Hi @potyka_csaba

The nodal solutions are identified as “Points data”, as opposed to “Cell data”, which refers to solutions on elements. You can switch the field visualized in the pos-processor using the dropdown menu with the field name. Example: “T [Points Data]”.

To make the coordinates vs nodal results plot you will have to make use of Paraview. In there, you have some options to achieve it, but my preference is to use a spreadsheet program (Excel, Libreoffice, etc.). For that:

  1. Visualize in the Paraview 3D viewer the relevant field and “Surface With Mesh” or “Points”; this is to be able to see the points location.
  2. Use the “Select points on” tool to select the desired points to extract data. This is located among the small buttons on top of the 3D scene.
  3. Create a Spreadsheet view. You do this by “splitting” the view using a button on the top left of the scene which is a rectangle with a line in the middle (splitting the rectangle), and form the options displayed, the last button says “Spreadsheet view”.
  4. On the spreadsheet view, choose to display only data on the selected points with the button “Display only selected”. This one has a square made of a dotted line and a little cursor.
  5. Export the data as a CSV file, with the command “Save Data” of the “File” menu. Be sure that the spreadsheet view is selected.
  6. Open the CSV file with your spreadsheet program. There you can order by coordinates and plot what you want. The coordinates are in the “points” array.

Hope it helps.

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