Creating a Plane Section

Create a plane section through the plate, to visualize the solution and mesh deformation.

  1. Click the Mesh Scene 1 tab in the Graphics window.
  2. Right-click the Derived Parts node and select New > Section > Plane Section.
  3. In the Create Plane Section in-place dialog:
    1. Set the following properties:
      Property Setting
      origin [0.05, 0, 0.1] m
      normal [0, 1, 0] m
      Display Existing Displayer
    2. Click Create then Close.
Modify the parts that are displayed in the scene to show the mesh on the plane section and the solid plate:
  1. Edit the Scenes > Mesh Scene 1 > Mesh 1 > Parts node.
  2. In the Parts dialog, deselect all the boundaries in plateFluid, apart from Plate_FSI, then click OK.
  3. Use the mouse to rotate the view so that it appears as shown below.