3.0 OUTPUT OPTIONS

3.1 Target Post-Processor Selection

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATOR output_format = "<string>"

The command serves to generate output files directly usable with the selected target post-processor.

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

Output_format string [none] Name of target post-processor. Name must
IRIS_inventor be enclosed in quotation marks.

SGI_solidview

Femsys_femgv

Spectrum_visualizer

Pro_e

EXAMPLE

Translator /

output_format = "Femsys_femgv"

3.2 Nodal and/or Spatial Printout Requests

PRINTOUT

PRINTOUT Nodal_step = ... , etc.

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

Nodal_step integer [0] Step number at which nodal printouts are

to be initiated

(1) Nodal_freq integer [0] Nodal printout frequency

Spatial_step integer [0] Step number at which spatial printouts are

to be initiated

(2) Spatial_freq integer [0] Spatial printout frequency

Reaction_step integer [0] Step number at which nodal reaction

printouts are to be initiated

(3) Reaction_freq integer [0] Nodal reaction printout frequency

Summary_step integer [0] Step number at which nodal summary

printouts are to be initiated

(4) Summary_freq integer [0] Summary printout frequency

Final_time list [off] Select to perform a nodal and/or spatial
on / off printout at end of run (i.e., the final time)

Notes/

(1) Printed nodal output (i.e., displacements, velocities and accelerations) will occur after each multiple of nodal_freq step (see Section 3.3 for selective prints).

(2) Printed spatial output (e.g., element stresses) will occur after each multiple of spatial_freq step.

(3) Printed nodal reactions will occur after each multiple of reaction_freq step.

(4) Printed nodal summaries will occur after each multiple of summary_freq step.

3.3 Selective Nodal Printout Requests

NODAL_PRINT

NODAL_PRINT node1, node2, ng

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

(1) NODE1 integer [0] Node number 1 for nodal printouts

NODE2 integer [0] Node number 2 for nodal printouts

NG integer [1] Generation increment

Notes/

(1) Nodal printouts (i.e., displacements, velocity and acceleration) for node numbers "node1" to "node2" at increments of "ng" will occur (see Section 3.2). If "node2" is not specified, only the value of "node1" is output. If that command is not used the nodal output of all nodes will be provided.

3.4 Mesh Dump Requests

MESH_DUMP

MESH_DUMP Nodal_step = ... , etc.

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

(1) Nodal_step integer [0] Step number at which nodal dumps are to

be initiated

Nodal_freq integer [0] Nodal dump frequency

Spatial_step integer [0] Step number at which spatial dumps are to

be initiated

Spatial_freq integer [0] Spatial dump frequency

Nodal_time real [0.0] Time at which nodal dumps are to be

initiated.

Nodal_inc real [0.0] Nodal dump time increment

Spatial_time real [0.0] Time at which spatial dumps are to be

initiated

Spatial_inc real [0.0] Spatial dump time increment

Final_time list [off] Select to perform a mesh dump at end of run
on / off (i.e., the final time)

Notes/

(1) For elliptic boundary value problems the velocity vectors are actually the displacement increments computed over the last time step.

3.5 Selective Nodal Dump Requests

NODAL_DUMP

NODAL_DUMP nstep1, nstep2, ng

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

(1) NSTEP1 integer [0] Step number 1 for nodal dumps

NSTEP2 integer [0] Step number 2 for nodal dumps

NG integer [1] Generation increment

Notes/

(1) Nodal dumps (i.e., displacements, velocity and acceleration) for step numbers "nstep1" to "nstep2" at increments of "ng" will occur. If "nstep2" is not specified, only the values at "nstep1" are output.

3.6 Selective Field Dump Requests

FIELD_DUMP

FIELD_DUMP nstep1, nstep2, ng

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

(1) NSTEP1 integer [0] Step number 1 for field dumps

NSTEP2 integer [0] Step number 2 for field dumps

NG integer [1] Generation increment

Notes/

(1) Field dumps (e.g., stresses) for step numbers "nstep1" to "nstep2" at increments of "ng" will occur. If "nstep2" is not specified, only the values at "nstep1" are output.

3.7 Selective Time Nodal Dump Requests

TIME_NODAL_DUMP

TIME_NODAL_DUMP

time_1, time_2, …

< etc..., terminate with a blank record >

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

time_i real [0.0] Times at which nodal dump is requested

3.8 Selective Time Spatial Dump Requests

TIME_FIELD_DUMP

TIME_FIELD_DUMP

time_1, time_2, …

< etc..., terminate with a blank record >

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

time_i real [0.0] Times at which spatial dump is requested

3.9 Nodal Time History Requests

NODAL_HISTORY

NODAL_HISTORY displacement = on, etc…

node, ng, (ntemp(i), i = 1, ndof)

< etc..., terminate with a blank record >

Plots of nodal time histories (e.g., displacement, velocity, etc.) may be obtained.

Note	Variable Name	Type	Default	Description
	Displacement	list	[on]	Displacement
	on / off
	Velocity	list	[on]	Velocity
	on / off
	Acceleration	list	[on]	Acceleration
	on / off
	Reaction	list	[off]	Reaction
	on / off
	Coordinate	list	[off]	Coordinate
	on / off

Nodal history output data must follow.

Note	Variable Name	Type	Default	Description
(1)	NODE	integer	[0]	Node number 1 and NUMNP
(2)	NG	integer	[0]	Generation increment 0
	NTEMP(1)	integer	[0]	Degree of freedom number NDOF
	NTEMP(2)	integer	[0]	Degree of freedom number NDOF
	.	.		.
	etc.	.		.
	.	.		.
	NTEMP(NDOF)	integer	[0]	Degree of freedom number NDOF

Notes/

(1) Nodal history output data must be input for each node at which the time history of one or more degrees of freedom is to be plotted. Terminate with a blank record.

(2) Nodal history output data can be generated by employing a two record sequence as follows:

Record 1: LODE,LG,LTEMP(1),...,LTEMP(NDOF)

Record 2: NODE,NG,NTEMP(1),...,NTEMP(NDOF)

The output history codes of all nodes

LODE+LG, LODE+2*LG,..., NODE - MOD(NODE-LODE, LG)

(i.e., less than NODE) are set equal to those of node LODE. If LG is blank or zero, no generation takes place between LODE and NODE.

3.10 Iterations Printout Requests

PRINT_ITERATIONS

PRINT_ITERATIONS file_name = "<string>"

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

(1) File_name string [none] Name of file to contain iterations printouts

Name must be enclosed in quotation marks

Notes/

(1) This option allows the iteration printouts to be made on a file separate from the main output file. The default (i.e., filename is left empty) assumes that the printout is contained in the main output file.

3.11 Pivots Printout Requests

PRINT_PIVOTS

PRINT_PIVOTS step_number = ... , etc.

Note Variable Name Type Default Description

Step_number integer [0] Step number at which pivots printouts are
to be initiated.

Frequency integer [0] Number of time steps between pivots

printouts.