Extracting ODB data in excel/ascii format?
Extracting ODB data in excel/ascii format?
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Hi,
I was wondering if it is possible to extract data for a node set from the field/history output.
Your responses are appreciated.
Nitin
I was wondering if it is possible to extract data for a node set from the field/history output.
Your responses are appreciated.
Nitin





RE: Extracting ODB data in excel/ascii format?
(i)To output to a ASCII:
In the Visualization Module
1. "Tools" Menu-> Create a Display Group based on the node set you are interested in.
2. "Report" Menu -> XY (for history output) or Field Output
For history output you need to create an XY Data before.
(ii)To output to Excel:
-The easiest way is to copy-paste from the report asii file and use the Excel Import Wizard, assuming you need to this once in a while. You also can copy-paste the XY Data directly from CAE. (XY Data Manager ->Edit-> Select the data in the table and Ctrl+C , then Ctrl+V in the Excel Sheet.)
-You can use ABAQUS Scripting Interface to program some code to output the data you need in .csv format (or using whatever text formatting you want).
RE: Extracting ODB data in excel/ascii format?
RE: Extracting ODB data in excel/ascii format?
"Abaqus Scripting User's Manual."
For example, you can take a look at the section
"8.5.10 An example of reading field data from an output database"
....but instead of printing the info you can write it to a text file.