*EVENT SERIES

Define the event series data.

This option is used to define the event series data.

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Accessing Abaqus event series data

ProductsAbaqus/Standard

TypeModel or history data

LevelModelStep

Required parameters

NAME
Set this parameter equal to the name of the event series that will be used to refer this event series data.
TYPE
Set this parameter equal to the name of the event series type.

Optional parameters

INPUT
Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing the data lines for this option. See Input Syntax Rules for the syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword line.
TIME

Set TIME=STEP TIME (default) for step time. If the step in which the amplitude is referenced is in the frequency domain, STEP TIME corresponds to frequency.

Set TIME=TOTAL TIME for total time accumulated over all non-perturbation analysis steps.

See Conventions for a discussion of these time measures.

Data lines to define event series data

First line:

  1. Time or frequency of the first event.

  2. X-coordinate of the location of the first event.

  3. Y-coordinate of the location of the first event.

  4. Z-coordinate of the location of the first event.

  5. The first field value of the first event.

  6. The second field value of the first event.

  7. Etc., up to four field values per line.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the number of fields is greater than four)

  1. The fifth field value of the first event.

  2. Etc., up to eight field values per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define all of the events.