A final contour shows where the result ended up. Sometimes the question is when it got there. Did thinning develop throughout the stroke, or did something change near the end?
This is where curves help. First we need the relevant output, so this post starts with what to request before the run.
Save the information you need
Open the stage’s Control attribute and review History sampling and settings. Model states and history output have separate controls. Saving many states doesn’t automatically request every history variable.
The available history can refer to the overall model, objects, interfaces or selected elements. Choose it for the event you want to study.
Widely spaced samples can miss a brief event. A smooth line drawn between them doesn’t recover the missing information.
Open the Curve Plotter
Choose the appropriate category and read both axes, the quantity and its units. The horizontal variable isn’t always time, and forces from different objects are not interchangeable.
Keep the exported curve data along with the image if you will revisit the comparison.
Put the strain path beside its element
Open Strain Path through Analysis > Curve analysis. Pick the element in the model or enter its label, then choose the fiber.
You can follow major and minor strain or stress through the available states, displaying the path in the FLD window or Curve Plotter.
The linearity indicator refers to the test configured in that dialog. I would read it as information about that path check, rather than a verdict on the whole material model.
Show the element’s position beside the plot in your article. That gives readers a physical location to connect to the curve.
If your existing run didn’t save enough information, set up a separate trial with the needed output. It is perfectly reasonable to say the first run cannot resolve the event. There is no need to invent a story between a handful of points.
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