Hi David,
Thanks for the reply. Selecting a nodal points does not really help. Please refer to the attached image. The body is evolving with time and assume the rectangle represents the mesh and the dot is the point I would like to follow i.e., the evolution of the field variable at dot position with respect to time. Selecting the node does not help because the mesh is deforming and the nodal coordinate distance is increasing. I need some tool that keeps a constant distance from the top of the body.

Thanks



On 03/05/2013 12:53 PM, David E DeMarle wrote:
You need to make sure it is an ID type selection, and not a location type selection. Then plot selection will plot that particular point or cell's values regardless of where it is in space.

To demonstrate:
Sources->Time Source Example(X Amplitude = 2)
"Select Points On" (a opposed to Select Points Through which will generate one of the location type selections) and grab a corner.
Plot Selection Over Time.


David E DeMarle
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On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 5:49 AM, ramaya <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

    Dear All,
    I have a transient simulation results written to individual files.
    I would like to see the evolution of T(temperature) with respect
    to t (time) at a point attached to the body. The body moves with
    respect to time. I tried Plot over line, plot over selection etc
    gives the plot at a fixed coordinates but my points have moved
    from the initial file. I am looking for something like evolution
    of T on the material coordinates.
    At step 0 : My point is at (x, y)
    At step 1: My point is at (x,y+deltay1)
    At step 3 My point is at (x,y+deltay2)

    Please provide me some guidance.

    Thanks
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