How can I plot the internal and kinematic energy in PrePoMax?

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Hello,
I hope you are doing well.

As you know, there is a possibility to plot the internal and kinematic energy after finishing a simulation. Does anyone know how I can plot them in PrePoMax?

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You can request it in history output - choose Element Output and the following variables:

  • ELSE - internal energy
  • ELKE - kinetic energy
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Dear @FEAnalyst, Thank you so much for your help.

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ELKE - kinetic energy is not working after a Steady State Dynamics Analysis. Versions tested: 2.2.0 and 2.2.10.

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Can you supply an example .pmx file?

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kineticenergytest_v2p2p0.pmx (1.6 MB)

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Do you have an idea? Do you think you can have a look at the pmx file?
Thank you.

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The energy is written in the .dat file but PrePoMax will not read it correctly. I will have to update the .dat file reader to make it available in the GUI.

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Thank you very much.

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Hi, I managed to extract this data from the *.dat file directly into Matlab which turned out to be even more convenient. Thank you.