Generating Images

	Images can be generated into images that are not those included in the Image toolbar. The list of these images will depend on the Case type.
	This task shows how to generate images from a given solution, from a load object, from a restraint object or still from a Property object. Static/Frequency/Free Frequency Case Solution Loads Restraints Properties
	Static/Frequency/Free Frequency Case Solutions
	You can use the sample01.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory for this task. Before You Begin: Compute the solution. For this, click the Compute icon  .
	1. Right-click the desired Solution feature in the specification tree and select the Generate Image option from the contextual menu. The Image Choice dialog box is displayed with the list of the Image Names available in accordance with the Case type (Static, Frequency, Free Frequency and Buckling). 2. Select the type of the image you wish to generate. The dialog box disappears and the image is automatically generated. The feature of the newly generated image appears in the specification tree.

	Warning : for the Frequency Case, the mode shapes are arbitrarily normalized displacements. In this case, the images of stress and energy results give only tendencies related to these mode shapes.
	You will find here a table with the Images available in the Image Choice dialog box.

Image Names	Meaning	Case Solution type
Deformed Mesh	Deformed mesh	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Stress principal tensor component (element nodes values)	Stress principal tensor. Discontinuous iso-value image of one algebraic component. The first component  is displayed by default. This component can be changed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Stress principal tensor symbol	Stress principal tensor. Symbols of tensor algebraic values.	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Stress full tensor component (nodal values)	Iso-value image of one component of the Stress Tensor. The first component is displayed by default. This component can be changed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Stress full tensor text	Stress full tensor values at nodes. By default, the six components are displayed. A given component can be displayed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Translational displacement magnitude	Iso-value image of the nodal translation displacements magnitude.	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Translational displacement component	Iso-value image of one component of the  nodal translation displacements. This component can be changed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Translational displacement vector	Symbols of the translation displacements vector.	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Von Mises Stress (nodal values)	Iso-value image of nodal VonMises stress.	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Von Mises Stress (element node values)	Discontinuous iso-value image of element's nodal VonMises stress.	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Estimated local error	Fringe image of  element's energy error estimation.	Static Case
Strain principal tensor component (nodal values)	Iso-value image of one component of the  nodal rotational displacements. This component can be changed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Strain full tensor component (nodal values)	Iso-value image of one component of the Strain Tensor. The first component is displayed by default. This component can be changed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Strain principal tensor symbol	Strain principal tensor. Symbols of tensor algebraic values.	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Rotational displacement magnitude	Iso-value image of the nodal translation displacements magnitude.	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Rotational displacement vector	Symbols of the rotational displacements vector.	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Friction force ratio iso	iso value image of the friction force ratio.	Static Case
Point force vector	Symbols of the nodal force reactions.	Static Case
Point moment vector	Symbols of the nodal moment reactions.	Static Case
Local strain energy	Fringe image of  element strain energy	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Local strain energy density	Fringe image of  element strain energy density	Static Case Frequency Case Combined Case
Clearance iso	Iso value image of final clearance	Static Case
Local axis symbol	Symbols of local axis	Static Case Frequency Case Free Frequency Case Buckling Case Combined Case
Mass inertia (text)	Text of mass inertia	Static Case Frequency Case
Mass moment of inertia (text)	Text of mass moment of  inertia (spring element)	Static Case Frequency Case

	Loads
	1. Right-click the Loads feature in the specification tree and select the Generate Image option from the contextual menu. The Image Choice dialog box is displayed with the list of the Image Names available for loads.
	2. Select the type of the image you wish to generate. The dialog box disappears and the image is automatically generated. The feature of the newly generated image appears in the specification tree.

You will find here a table with the Images available in the Image Choice dialog box.

 

Image Names	Meaning	Load type
Translational displacement magnitude	Iso-value image of the nodal translation displacements magnitude.	Enforced Displacement
Translational displacement component	Iso-value image of one component of the  nodal translation displacements. This component can be changed through the Filter option (Image Editor dialog box).	Enforced Displacement
Translational displacement vector	Symbols of the translation displacements vector.	Enforced Displacement
Rotational displacement magnitude	Iso-value image of the nodal translation displacements magnitude.	Enforced Displacement
Rotational displacement vector	Symbols of the rotational displacements vector.	Enforced Displacement
Point moment vector	Symbols of the nodal moment reaction	Distributed force Moment Bearing load
Point force vector	Symbols of the nodal force reactions.	Distributed Force Moment Bearing Load
Angular acceleration vector	Symbol of the modal angular acceleration.	Rotation Force
Angular velocity vector	Symbol of the modal angular velocity.	Rotation Force
Acceleration vector	Symbol of the modal angular nodal acceleration.	Acceleration
Line force vector	Symbols of the nodal force reactions.	Line Force Density
Surface force vector	Symbols of the nodal force reactions.	Surface Force Density
Volume force vector	Symbols of the nodal force reactions.	Body Force
Pressure vector	Symbols of vector pressure on face of elements.	Pressure
Pressure Fringe	Fringe image of contact pressure on face of elements.	Pressure
Pressure (nodal values)	Iso value image of average modal pressure.	Pressure
Point mass symbol	Symbols of nodal mass	Mass
Point mass text	Text of nodal mass	Mass
Line mass symbol	Symbols of line mass	Mass
Line mass text	Texts of line mass	Mass
Surface mass symbol	Symbols of surface mass	Mass
Surface mass text	Texts of surface mass	Mass
Volume mass symbol	Symbols of volume mass	Mass
Volume mass text	Texts of volume mass	Mass
Temperature field symbol	Symbols of temperature field	Load
Local axis symbol	Symbol of local axis	Load

 

Restraints

1. Right-click the Restraint feature in the specification tree and select the Generate Image option from the contextual menu. The Image Choice dialog box is displayed with the list of the Image Names available for restraints. 2. Select the type of the image you wish to generate. The dialog box disappears and the image is automatically generated. The feature of the newly generated image appears in the specification tree.

You will find here a table with the Images available in the Image Choice dialog box.

 

Image Names	Meaning	Restraint type
Restraint Symbol	Nodal symbol of the fixed degree of freedom.	Clamp Surface slider Restraint Iso-Static Restraint
Local axis symbol	Symbol of local axis

 

Properties

1. Right-click the Properties feature in the specification tree and select the Generate Image option from the contextual menu. The Image Choice dialog box is displayed with the list of the Image Names available for properties. 2. Select the type of the image you wish to generate. The dialog box disappears and the image is automatically generated. The feature of the newly generated image appears in the specification tree.

You will find here a table with the Images available in the Image Choice dialog box.

 

Image Names	Meaning	Geometry Type
Cross sectional area fringe	Fringe image of beam element cross sectional area	1D
Clearance iso	Iso-value image of initial clearance
Area moment of inertia	Text of area moment of inertia	1D
Area shear ratio in XY plane (text)	Cross sectional area above shear area in XY plane	1D
Area shear ratio in XZ plane (text)	Cross sectional area above shear area in XZ plane	1D
Shear center (text)	Shear center. Two coordinates in the plane of the beam section	1D
Translational stiffness (symbol)	Symbol of translational stiffness	spring element
Rotational stiffness (symbol)	Symbol of rotational stiffness	spring element
Orientation vector (symbol)	Symbol of orientation of beam connection	1D
Material fringe	Fringe image of element material	3D 2D 1D
Material text	Fringe image of element material	3D 2D 1D
Thickness fringe	Fringe image of surface element thickness	2D 1D
Thickness text	Fringe image of surface element thickness	2D 1D
Local axis symbol	Symbol of local axis

 

	Additional Images
	You can use the sample02_Image_Loads.CATAnalysis document from the samples directory for this task.
	1. Right-click the Loads feature in the specification tree and select the Generate Image option from the contextual menu. 2. Select the desired Image Name. For example,  Translational displacement component. The generated image appears in the specification tree. 3. Double-click, in the specification tree, on an image previously generated as above mentioned. You will now edit the image using the Image Edition dialog box (Visu and Criteria tabs) in order to generate another image. In this example, select the Text visu type. The new generated image appears in the specification tree:

You will find here a table with the images available by editing the images that by default appear in the Image Choice dialog box.

 

Images Available Using GPS / GAS
Image Names	Generated or edited ?*
Mesh
Deformed Mesh
Stress principal shearing (element's nodes values);
Stress principal tensor symbol
Stress principal tensor component (element value)
Translational displacement magnitude
Translational displacement component
Translational displacement vector
Von Mises Stress (nodal value)
Estimated local error
* images are generated using the Generate Image contextual menu  images are edited using cursor double-click

 

Additional Images Available Using EST
Image Names	Generated or edited ?
Cross sectional area text
Cross sectional area fringe
Material text
Material fringe
Thickness text
Thickness fringe
Von Mises Stress (nodal values)
Von Mises Stress (element's nodes values)
Von Mises Stress text
Stress principal tensor component (nodal values)
Stress principal tensor component (nodal absolute values)
Stress principal tensor component (element's nodes absolute values)
Stress principal tensor text
Stress principal tensor text (absolute)
Stress full tensor component (nodal values)
Stress full tensor text
Tensor for maximum shearing (nodal values)
Tensor for maximum shearing text
Strain principal tensor component (nodal values)
Strain principal tensor symbol
Strain principal tensor text
Strain full tensor component (nodal values)
Strain full tensor text
Translational displacement text
Rotational displacement magnitude
Rotational displacement component
Rotational displacement vector
Rotational displacement text
Point force magnitude
Point force component
Point force vector
Point force text
Friction force ratio symbol
Friction force ratio text
Friction force ratio iso
Line force vector
Line force text
Surface force vector
Surface force text
Surface force fringe
Volume force vector
Volume force text
Volume force
Volume force fringe
Angular acceleration vector
Angular acceleration text
Angular acceleration fringe
Angular velocity vector
Angular velocity text
Angular velocity fringe
Acceleration vector
Acceleration text
Acceleration
Acceleration fringe
Point mass symbol
Point mass text
Point mass
Line mass symbol
Line mass text
Surface mass symbol
Surface mass text
Surface mass fringe
Volume mass symbol
Volume mass text
Volume mass
Volume mass fringe
Mass inertia (text)
Mass moment of inertia (text)
Area moment of inertia (text)
Area shear ratio in XY plane (text)
Area shear ratio in XZ plane (text)
Shear center (text)
Pressure vector
Pressure text
Pressure fringe
Pressure (nodal values)
Point moment vector
Point moment text
Point moment magnitude
Point moment component
Von Mises Stress (element's nodes values)
Von Mises Stress text
Local strain energy text
Local strain energy
Local strain energy symbol
Local strain energy density text
Local strain energy density
Local strain energy density symbol
Estimated local error text
Estimated local error symbol
Restraint symbol
Clearance text
Clearance symbol
Clearance iso
Temperature field symbol
Temperature field text
Temperature field fringe
Temperature field iso
Translational stiffness (symbol)
Translational stiffness (text)
Rotational stiffness (symbol)
Rotational stiffness (text)
Orientational vector (symbol)
Orientational vector (text)
Local axis symbol
* images are generated using the Generate Image contextual menu   images are edited using cursor double-click