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Thanks Dave! This was what I wanted.

I've found that .gz DEFLATE compression algorithm reduces most .odb file sizes by a factor of two or more depending on model size. However, CPFE simulations with 1-2 million DOF sometime push 10k-20k increments in a step and I can I have very large .odb files that can't be further reduced due to...

Hi Guys, I have a computer with both the Quadro 4000 and the Tesla K20 gpu. Abaqus defaults to using the Quadro card when I specify to use a GPU in a simulation, but I would like to use the Tesla card. I have looked in the graphicsConfig.env file but could not figure out what to change, and I...

And it is off by a factor of 3 because I messed up the calculation of the area of a cylinder...

Hi Guys, I have a simple, 2D FEA model that is a square of size 6, axis-symmetric CAX4R elements, and there are symmetry conditions applied along the radial and axial directions. I am integration the stress and strain tensors over the volume of the simulation and found that the sum of the...

Hi Guys, I am using a spring to apply a force to the surface of a cube in the z axis direction. The surface nodes are tied together, so the pressure/stress applied is S = Force_spring/Area_surface. I want to apply another stress/pressure in the y and x directions that is related to the z...

I should have posted the code as a block. for i in range(1,frameLen,strid): # Set the current frame and time values # currentFrame = odb.steps[step1.name].frames[i] PMicroValues = currentFrame.fieldOutputs['SDV506'].values # Initialize in the first step # if i == 1...

Hi Guys, I have a number of SDV values that I integrate over the volume of a specimen for each time increment. The simulations I'm running can have a few hundred time increments and the arrays for each SDV value has about 0.5 million elements. I utilize numPy for all calculations, which is...

Hi Guys, I have a project in which I want to (1) import a deformed model from an .odb (orphan mesh); (2) create solid geometry through mesh to geometry; (3) modify the geometry; (4) Re-mesh; ... Currently, I'm working on steps 2-4. In step 2 I'm using the SIMULIA mesh to geometry plugin to...

I've been trying to do research on top-down design methodology and practice; however, I'm finding very little technical material on this subject. Does anyone know of good articles and information?