recorder display problem

[melis]

hi everyone;
i modeled cantilever column, and i used displacement control, i want to see deformed shape. i use display command (like this)

recorder display "DEFORMED shape" 10 10 300 300 -wipe
prp 1 1 1
vup 0 1 0
vpn 0 0 1
display 100 5 400

but i can't see deformed shape window long time. it seemed only 2,or 3 second. what can i do? i want to see this window after end of the analysis. what is the problem?

[speranza]

If you use tcleditor this problem will be happen, A solution is that use the opensees.exe and type : source model.tcl. (model is the name of your file) finally you will see the deformed shape in a long time.

[vesna]

how do you run your model?

[melis]

Thank you for your reply.
1.)i used to source DisplayModel2D.tcl and source DisplayPlane.tcl, then i wrote "DisplayModel2D "deformed shape",but again i didn't see deformed shape enough time.

2.)first, i wrote my code with notepad++ then i run my model with opensees.exe. is it wrong, vesna?
my other question is; how can i save "deformed shape" figure?

[vesna]

There is no way to save a figure. You can use "print screen" to copy the screen. If you want a video of deformed shape there are applications that can be downloaded for free that can record the video of a terminal.

How many steps of analysis do you have and for howl long (exactly) do you see your screen before it disappears. If you want to see the deformed shape at the last step of analysis remove "wipe" command that is usually placed at the end of the file. To have recorders write the output files you will have exit opensees.exe.

[melis]

Thank you Vesna for your reply.
i tried display command with e.q analysis,then i saw deformed shape during the e.q analysis,so it was seemed about 60sec. therefore, in my first code with cyclic analysis, so i saw deformed shape during the analysis(about 3-4sec). i understood this period related to analysis duration, is it true?

[vesna]

yes, it is.

[melis]

Than you so much Vesna..