How to make eigenmode animation for Paraview?

[brorson]

Hello,

I am currently trying to make an eigenmode animation for Paraview. I am specifically trying to get the tuning fork demo (https://justinablack.com/tuning_fork_freqs/) going.

I used to be able to target ElmerPost as the output of an eigenmode analysis, and ElmerPost would show the tuning fork's oscillations as shown in the video at the above site. However, I am not able to get Paraview to show oscillations, and I don't think Elmer is actually computing them. I do know how to get Paraview to run through a series of time snapshots, so I think my problem is with configuring Elmer correctly.

Please find my .sif file below. Is there anything I am missing which will enable animations in Paraview?

Stuart

!------------------------------------------------------
Header
CHECK KEYWORDS Warn
Mesh DB "." "."
Include Path ""
Results Directory ""
End

Simulation
Max Output Level = 5
Coordinate System = Cartesian
Coordinate Mapping(3) = 1 2 3
Simulation Type = Steady state
Steady State Max Iterations = 1
Output Intervals = 1
Timestepping Method = BDF
BDF Order = 1
Solver Input File = case.sif
! Post File = case.ep
Post File = case.vtu
End

Constants
Gravity(4) = 0 -1 0 9.82
Stefan Boltzmann = 5.67e-08
Permittivity of Vacuum = 8.8542e-12
Boltzmann Constant = 1.3807e-23
Unit Charge = 1.602e-19
End

Body 1
Target Bodies(1) = 1
Name = "Body 1"
Equation = 1
Material = 1
End

Solver 1
Equation = Linear elasticity
Eigen System Values = 15
Procedure = "StressSolve" "StressSolver"
Variable = -dofs 3 Displacement
Eigen System Select = Smallest magnitude
Eigen Analysis = True
Exec Solver = Always
Stabilize = True
Bubbles = False
Lumped Mass Matrix = False
Optimize Bandwidth = True
Steady State Convergence Tolerance = 1.0e-5
Nonlinear System Convergence Tolerance = 1.0e-7
Nonlinear System Max Iterations = 20
Nonlinear System Newton After Iterations = 3
Nonlinear System Newton After Tolerance = 1.0e-3
Nonlinear System Relaxation Factor = 1
Linear System Solver = Direct
Linear System Direct Method = Umfpack
Linear System Convergence Tolerance = 1e-10
End

Equation 1
Name = "Equation 1"
Active Solvers(1) = 1
End

Material 1
Name = "Aluminium (6061)"
Mesh Poisson ratio = 0.33
Density = 2712.63066
Poisson ratio = 0.33
Youngs modulus = 68.9e9
End

[kevinarden]

I modeled a tuning fork and used your sif file to calculate a mode shape, except I changed te non-linear iterations to 1 to save time. In a linear direct analysis, non-linear iterations do not change the answer.

I was then able to animate the mode in paraview following these directions
https://public.kitware.com/pipermail/pa ... 41077.html

animatemode.PNG

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