aStudy.output()

This command should precede any results gather commands. It is used to specify from where the results of a parametric study will be gathered.

Related Topics
Scripting parametric studies

ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/Explicit

Command

aStudy.output (file=, instance=, overlay=, request=, step= , frameValue= | inc= | mode= )

Optional data

file

Set file equal to FIL or ODB to specify that results must be read from the results (.fil) file or output database (.odb) file.

If file is omitted from this command, the results will be read from the results (.fil) file.

instance

This option is applicable only if results are gathered from an output (.odb) database containing multiple instances.

Set instance equal to the name of the part instance for which results are to be gathered. This name must be enclosed in matching quotation marks.

If results are gathered for a set defined on the assembly, instance must not be specified in both this command and the gather command.

If instance is omitted from this command and an instance name is required to gather the results, it must be specified in the gather command.

overlay

This option is applicable only if results are gathered from an output (.odb) database.

This option is used to control the trade-off between memory usage and execution speed. Set overlay equal to OFF (the default) or ON to specify whether the memory used for an output database should be overwritten. If memory usage is a problem, set overlay equal to ON to specify that the memory used for an output database must be overwritten after a gather is performed for the specific output database. If execution speed is more important than memory usage, set overlay equal to OFF to specify that memory must be allocated for each output database.

The overlay option affects your ability to separately manipulate the output database (.odb) file. When you set overlay equal to OFF, the file will remain open after accessing the results from the gather command, which may affect your ability to separately access or manipulate the file (to delete the file, for example). Set overlay equal to ON to separately access the .odb file after accessing the gather based results.

request

This option is applicable only if the results are to be gathered from the output (.odb) database.

Set request equal to FIELD or HISTORY to specify whether the results must be gathered from the field data or the history data in the output database.

If request is omitted from this command, the results will be gathered from the field data.

step

Set step equal to the analysis step number from which the results are to be gathered.

If step is omitted from this command, it must be specified in the gather command.

Optional and mutually exclusive data

frameValue

This option is applicable only if the results are to be gathered from the output (.odb) database.

Set frameValue equal to the step time or frequency value of the analysis increment in the analysis step specified from which the results are to be gathered. frameValue can also be set equal to the symbolic constant LAST to specify that results are to be gathered from the last increment of the step. If no results are available at the frameValue specified, a warning will be issued and the results will be gathered from the closest increment.

If frameValue is omitted from this command, the results are gathered from the last increment in the step or are gathered from the increment specified in the gather command.

inc

Set inc equal to the number of the analysis increment of the non-frequency analysis step specified from which the results are to be gathered. inc can also be set equal to the symbolic constant LAST to specify that results are to be gathered from the last increment of the step specified.

If inc is omitted from this command, the results are gathered from the last increment in the step or are gathered from the increment specified in the gather command.

This option is not valid for gathering history results from the output (.odb) database.

mode

Set mode equal to the mode number of the frequency analysis step specified from which the results are to be gathered across the parametric study variations.

If mode is omitted, the results are gathered from the mode specified in the gather command or are gathered from the first mode in the step.