.mpcf file

The .mpcf file is an OptiStruct ASCII format results 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

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