Specifying your report file name

Abaqus/CAE writes your tabular data report to the file name of your choice. If you choose to write your report to an existing file, you can further specify whether the new information should be appended to the current file contents or whether the file should be overwritten. The default is to append the new information.

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Using tabular report options

  1. Locate the File options.

    For a report of X–Y data or field output:

    From the main menu bar, select ReportXY or ReportField Output; then click the Setup tab in the dialog box that appears. The File options are at the top of the page.

    For a report of free body cuts:

    From the main menu bar, select ReportFree Body Cut. The File options are at the top of the page.

    For a report of probe values:

    From the main menu bar, select ToolsQuery, then click Probe values in the dialog box that appears. The Probe Values dialog box appears.

    Move the cursor to probe the model or X–Y plot in the current viewport, then click mouse button 1 to store values of interest in the dialog box. When you are finished, click Write to File. The Report Probe Values dialog box appears; the File options are at the top of the dialog.

  2. To select a file name using the standard file browser, click Select.

    The File Selection dialog box appears. Use the dialog to filter and browse existing files. For more information on using this dialog box, see Using file selection dialog boxes. When you are finished, click OK to close the dialog box.

  3. Type into the Name field the name of the file to which your report is to be written.

  4. Toggle Append to file to append this report to the current contents (if any) of the file you have specified. When Append to file is off, existing file contents will be overwritten.

To generate your report, configure the remaining options in the dialog box; then click Apply (for X–Y, field output, or free body cuts) or OK (for probe values reports). When you have finished, click Cancel to close the dialog box.