Creating Von Mises Stress Images

You can generate von Mises stress images under a solution result. Von Mises stress images are used to visualize von Mises stress field patterns, which represent a scalar field quantity obtained from the volume distortion energy density and used to measure the state of stress.

The volume distortion energy density is often used in conjunction with the material yield stress value to check part structural integrity according to the von Mises criterion. For a sound structural design, the maximum value of the von Mises stress should be less than this yield value.

Before you begin: The solution must be computed and the solution result must exist.
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Editing and Moving the Color Map

  1. Select the solution result.

  2. In the Pre-defined Image toolbar, click Von Mises Stress .

    The von Mises stress image and its associated color map are displayed, and Von Mises stress (nodal values).1 appears in the specification tree under the selected solution result.



    By default, the von Mises stress distribution on the part is visualized in iso-value mode along with a color map. You can change this visualization by editing the image.