.mpcf file

File Creation

Creation of this file is controlled by the MPCFORCES I/O Option.

File Contents

Result	Description
Multi-point force of constraint	Multi-point force of constraints for linear static analysis.

File Format

The file is divided up by iteration. Output from each iteration starts with a line in the following format:

ITERATION

Iteration_number

Data: Description
ITERATION: Keyword denoting the beginning of a new iteration.
Iteration_number: Iteration number.

Each iteration section contains the multi-point force of constraint for each node, for which this output format was selected, in each linear static subcase. Each subcase section is given the following header:

	MPC forces for Subcase						`Subcase_id`

Data: Description
Subcase_id: user-defined subcase ID to which the mpc forces apply.

MPC force information is then provided, for each node, in the following format:

Node_id

x-force

y-force

z-force

x-moment

y-moment

z-moment

Data: Description
Node_id: Node identification number.
x-force: The x-translational component of the force at the node.
y-force: The y-translational component of the force at the node.
z-force: The z-translational component of the force at the node.
x-moment: The x-rotational component of the force at the node.
y-moment: The y-rotational component of the force at the node.
z-moment: The z-rotational component of the force at the node.

Comments

The I/O Option Previously Supported Results controls the frequency of output for analytical results during an optimization.