Patent ID: 7356449

Claim:
A program product for modeling solids mechanics, said program product comprising computer executable instructions stored in a computer readable medium that when executed by a computer cause the computer to: obtain load data to apply to the solids; obtain load path data to apply to the solids; select a model from a plurality of models stored in a model library, said plurality of models comprising at least a constitutive model; input said load data and said load path data to said selected model to generate model output data; and, display said model output data in a three dimensional graphical format that comprises at least a yield surface, a plastic potential, and a failure surface rendered in three dimensions, through steps comprising: mapping said model output data to a graphical format; rendering said mapped graphical format to result in a surface and a volume illustrated in three dimensions; rotating and laterally moving said surface; and, dynamically changing said surface and volume through animation in response to a change in one or more of said input load data or load path data.