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Output Variable for Displacement?

Output Variable for Displacement?

Output Variable for Displacement?

(OP)
I'm trying to print a nodal value for the displacement of a node from the previous step. Is there a variable that will do this? The variable "U" seems to be the displacement from the base node.

RE: Output Variable for Displacement?

Hi YooperGirl,

I am also looking for this, did you have any progress with it. Thanks

RE: Output Variable for Displacement?

You can use Abaqus/CAE -> Visualization to create a new node field from U(step2)-U(step1) and plot it as any other quantity.

RE: Output Variable for Displacement?

Thanks xerf

RE: Output Variable for Displacement?

(OP)
I ended up pulling the coordinates of that point, saving them, then on the next step, writing a vector defined by the difference between the current coordinates and previous coorinates. I do this all directly in the subroutine.

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