The attached graphic is a screenshottaken from a recent analysis. SWX 2007, SP2.2; Cosmos2007SP2.0.
The probe result at the left side ofthescreen shows the Z-position with units meters listed as(m). The node whose Z-position is -17.8m (top of the listing)isfor the lower right end of the green highlighted line (circledinBLACK), the farthest Z-position from the origin (located intheupper left side of the geometry). The probe listing isthegreen highlighted line on the geometry.
The geometry is 17.8 INCHES long,not17.8 meters.
This throws the scale on the left intheview window into doubt- is it meters or is it reallyinches? Is the UY Results listing on the Probe Results inchesormeters? Either unit is possible given the nature ofthethermal deflection this analysis is supposed to predict. Whenthe report is saved, everything is listed in meters, which Iknowis incorrect for the positions, but is it incorrect fortheresults?
What assurance do I have theotheranalysis types are not using the incorrect units forcriticalstress calculations or display?
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