Writing results data

To write results data to the output database, you first create the Step objects that correspond to each step of the analysis. If you are writing field output data, you also create the Frame objects that will contain the field data. History output data are associated with Step objects.

Steps

You use the Step constructor to create a results step for time, frequency, or modal domain results. For example,


  odb_Step& step1 = odb.Step("s1",
       "Perturbation Step", odb_Enum::TIME);
  odb_Step& step2 = odb.Step("sT",
       "Time domain analysis", odb_Enum::TIME, 1.0);
  odb_Step& step3 = odb.Step("sF",
       "Frequency analysis", odb_Enum::FREQUENCY, 123.4);

The Step constructor has an optional previousStepName argument that specifies the step after which this step must be inserted in the steps repository. For a full description of the Step command, see Step(...).

Frames

You use the Frame constructor to create a frame for field output. For example, 


  odb_Frame frameOne = step2.Frame(1, 0.3, "first frame");

For a full description of the Frame command, see Frame(...).