Load Step: Output Request: ODB File

In the ODB file dialog, define and edit the output requests for the ODB file.

Supported keywords are: *OUTPUT, *NODE OUTPUT, *ELEMENT OUTPUT, *CONTACT OUTPUT, and *ENERGY OUTPUT. To open the dialog in the Load Step window, select ODB file from the tree and an Output block from the table.

Load Step: Output Request: ODB File: Output

In the Output tab, define *OUTPUT cards with associated parameters.

Supported parameters are Field and History (in the Output drop down menu), and Name, OP, Variable, Frequency, Time marks, Number interval, Time interval, and Mode list and Filter under the Optional parameters list.

Click Update to activate the parameters defined in the HyperMesh database.

To enable the Node Output, Element Output, Contact Output, Energy Output and Radiation output tabs used to define their respective cards, you must first activate the corresponding checkboxes.

Load Step: Output Request: ODB File: Node Output

In the Node Output tab, define *NODE OUTPUT for the selected Output block.

Nset and Variable parameters are supported. Activate/deactivate the check boxes in the tree on the Node Output tab to add/remove identifier keys in the table. The data lines added in this manner have a gray background indicating they cannot be manually edited. You may also add user-defined identifiers, by typing them directly into the table. User-defined data lines appear with a white background, indicating they are editable.

Right-click on the Data lines table to display menu options. The available options are Cut, Copy, Paste, Add row, and Delete row.

The Node Output tab contains the following buttons:
Table 1.
Button Action
Create/Edit... Opens the Entity Sets panel in HyperMesh. When you finish creating/editing the set, click return. The Step Manager is updated with the new set appearing in the node set list.
Review Reviews the selected node sets by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click on the Review button to clear the review selections.
Update Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table and the parameters.

Load Step: Output Request: ODB File: Element Output

In the Element Output tab, define *ELEMENT OUTPUT for the selected Output block.

The following parameters are supported: Elset, Position, and Variable. Activate/deactivate the check boxes in the tree on the Element Output tab to add/remove identifier keys in the table. Data lines added in this manner have a gray background indicating they cannot be manually edited. You may also add user-defined identifiers, by typing them directly into the table. The user-defined data lines appear with a white background, indicating they are editable.

Right-click on the Data lines table to display menu options. The available options are Cut, Copy, Paste, Add row, and Delete row.

The Element Output tab has the following buttons:
Table 2.
Button Action
Create/Edit... Opens the Entity Sets panel in HyperMesh. When you finish creating/editing the set, click return. The Step Manager is updated with the new set appearing in the element set list.
Review Reviews the selected element sets by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click on the Review button to clear the review selections.
Update Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table and the parameters.

Load Step: Output Request: ODB File: Contact Output

In the Contact Output tab, define *CONTACT OUTPUT for the selected Output block.

The following parameters are supported: Nlset, Master, Slave, General Contact, and Variable. Activate/deactivate the checkboxes in the tree on the Contact Output tab to add/remove identifier keys in the table. The data lines added in this manner have a gray background, indicating they cannot be manually edited. You may also add user-defined identifiers, by typing them directly into the table. The user-defined data lines appear with a white background, indicating they are editable.

Right-click on the Data lines table to display menu options. The available options are Cut, Copy, Paste, Add row, and Delete row.

The Contact Output tab has the following buttons:
Table 3.
Button Action
Create/Edit... Opens the Entity Sets panel in HyperMesh. When you finish creating/editing the set, click return. The Step Manager is updated with the new set appearing in the node set list.
Review Reviews the selected node sets, master surface, or slave surface by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click on the Review button to clear the review selections.
Update Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table and the parameters.

Load Step: Output Request: ODB File: Energy Output

In the Energy Output tab, define *ENERGY OUTPUT for the selected Output block.

The following parameters are supported: Elset and Variable. Activate/deactivate the checkboxes in the tree on the Energy Output tab to add/remove identifier keys in the table. The data lines added in this manner have a gray background, indicating they cannot be manually edited. You may also add user-defined identifiers by typing them directly into the table. The user-defined data lines appear with a white background, indicating they are editable.

Right-click on the Data lines table to display menu options. The available options are Cut, Copy, Paste, Add row, and Delete row.

The Energy Output tab has the following buttons:
Table 4.
Button Action
Create/Edit... Opens the Entity Sets panel in HyperMesh. When you finish creating/editing the set, click return. The Step Manager is updated with the new set appearing in the element set list.
Review Reviews the selected element sets by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click on the Review button to clear the review selections.
Update Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table and the parameters.