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How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

(OP)
Hi,

I would like to get the average deformation/von mises stress/cpress of a prescribed surface from the odb file.

I know that i could write required fileld output from odb to .rpt file with column totals/max/min, but I am wondering is there any way to get average of some field output for prescribed set in CAE

Thanks in advance


/Krishna
 

RE: How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

If you write the output to the .rpt file, or to the .dat file then you could simply cut and paste it into excel and average the values.  

ex-corus (semi-detached)

RE: How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

python scripting, access the database, read in all the values and average them (sum(x)/ len(x)) -- if you need only the values, not the visualization.
otherwise, tools, create field output, from field. you have some equations there and just do the last step, written above.
i don't know if it's possible to do a single surf though.

RE: How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

(OP)
Thank you very much for your reply !

But I guess I need to read only nodal values for averaging.
Reading results at integration points is not the right option it seems !

Thanks a lot!

/Krishna

RE: How to get average of certain field output for a prescribed set ?

then just adjust the field output accordingly.

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