NSORT, Item, Comp, ORDER, KABS, NUMB, SEL
Sorts nodal data.
ItemLabel identifying the item to be sorted on. Valid item labels are shown in the table below. Some items also require a component label.
CompComponent of the item (if required). Valid component labels are shown in the table below.
ORDEROrder of sort operation:
0 | — | Sort into descending order. |
1 | — | Sort into ascending order. |
KABSAbsolute value key:
0 | — | Sort according to real value. |
1 | — | Sort according to absolute value. |
NUMBNumber of nodal data records to be sorted in ascending
or descending order (ORDER) before sort
is stopped (remainder will be in unsorted sequence) (defaults to all
nodes).
SELAllows selection of nodes in the sorted field.
(blank) | — | No selection (default). |
SELECT | — | Select the nodes in the sorted list. |
Values are in the active coordinate system [CSYS for input data or RSYS for results data]. Various element results also depend upon the recalculation method and the selected results location [AVPRIN, RSYS, SHELL, ESEL, and NSEL]. If simultaneous load cases are stored, the last sorted sequence formed from any load case applies to all load cases. Use NUSORT to restore the original order. This command is not valid with PowerGraphics.
Table 203: NSORT - Valid Item and Component Labels
Valid Item and
Component Labels NSORT, Item,Comp,ORDER,KABS,NUMB,SEL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Valid item and component labels for input values are: | ||
| Item | Comp | Description |
| LOC | X, Y, Z | X, Y, or Z location. |
| ANG | XY, YZ, ZX | THXY, THYZ, or THZX rotation angle. |
Table 204: NSORT - Valid Item and Component Labels for Nodal DOF Result Values
| Item | Comp | Description |
|---|---|---|
| U | X, Y, Z, SUM | X, Y, or Z structural displacement or vector sum. |
| ROT | X, Y, Z, SUM | X, Y, or Z structural rotation or vector sum. |
| TEMP | Temperature (includes TEMP, TBOT, TE2, TE3, . . ., TTOP values). | |
| PRES | Pressure. | |
| VOLT | Electric potential. | |
| MAG | Magnetic scalar potential. | |
| V | X, Y, Z, SUM | X, Y, or Z fluid velocity or vector sum. |
| A | X, Y, Z, SUM | X, Y, or Z magnetic vector potential or vector sum. |
| CONC | Concentration | |
| CURR | Current. | |
| EMF | Electromotive force drop. |
Table 205: NSORT - Valid Item and Component Labels for Element Result Values
| Item | Comp | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component stress. |
| " | 1, 2,3 | Principal stress. |
| " | INT, EQV | Stress intensity or equivalent stress. |
| EPTO | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component total strain (EPEL + EPPL + EPCR). |
| " | 1, 2, 3 | Principal total strain. |
| " | INT, EQV | Total strain intensity or total equivalent strain. |
| EPEL | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component elastic strain. |
| " | 1, 2, 3 | Principal elastic strain. |
| " | INT, EQV | Elastic strain intensity or elastic equivalent strain. |
| EPPL | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component plastic strain. |
| " | 1, 2, 3 | Principal plastic strain. |
| " | INT, EQV | Plastic strain intensity or plastic equivalent strain. |
| EPCR | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component creep strain. |
| " | 1, 2, 3 | Principal creep strain. |
| " | INT, EQV | Creep strain intensity or creep equivalent strain. |
| EPTH | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component thermal strain. |
| " | 1, 2, 3 | Principal thermal strain. |
| " | INT, EQV | Thermal strain intensity or thermal equivalent strain. |
| EPSW | Swelling strain. | |
| EPDI | X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ | Component diffusion strain. |
| " | 1, 2, 3 | Principal diffusion strain. |
| " | INT, EQV | Diffusion strain intensity or diffusion equivalent strain. |
| NL | SEPL | Equivalent stress (from stress-strain curve). |
| " | SRAT | Stress state ratio. |
| " | HPRES | Hydrostatic pressure. |
| " | EPEQ | Accumulated equivalent plastic strain. |
| " | PSV | Plastic state variable. |
| " | PLWK | Plastic work/volume. |
| FAIL | MAX | Maximum of all active failure criteria defined at the current location. (See the FCTYP command for details.) [1] |
| " | EMAX | Maximum Strain Failure Criterion [1] |
| " | SMAX | Maximum Stress Failure Criterion [1] |
| " | TWSI | Tsai-Wu Strength Index Failure Criterion [1] |
| " | TWSR | Inverse of Tsai-Wu Strength Ratio Index Failure Criterion [1] |
| " | HFIB | Hashin Fiber Failure Criterion. [1][2] |
| " | HMAT | Hashin Matrix Failure Criterion. [1][2] |
| " | PFIB | Puck Fiber Failure Criterion. [1][2] |
| " | PMAT | Puck Matrix Failure Criterion. [1][2] |
| " | USR1, USR2, ..., USR9 | User-defined failure criteria [1][2][3] |
| CONT | STAT [4] | Contact status. |
| " | PENE | Contact penetration. |
| " | PRES | Contact pressure. |
| " | SFRIC | Contact friction stress. |
| " | STOT | Contact total stress (pressure plus friction). |
| " | SLIDE | Contact sliding distance. |
| TG | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component thermal gradient or vector sum. |
| TF | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component thermal flux or vector sum. |
| PG | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component pressure gradient or vector sum. |
| EF | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component electric field or vector sum. |
| D | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component electric flux density or vector sum. |
| H | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component magnetic field intensity or vector sum. |
| B | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component magnetic flux density or vector sum. |
| CG | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component concentration gradient or vector sum |
| DF | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component diffusion flux density or vector sum |
| FMAG | X, Y, Z, SUM | Component electromagnetic forces or vector sum. |
Works only if failure criteria information is provided. (For more information, see the documentation for the FC and TB commands.)
Must be added via the FCTYP command first.
For more information about contact status and its possible values, see Reviewing Results in POST1 in the Contact Technology Guide.