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    Convert .lis files to XML Spreadsheets

    Hi, I want to open all the ".lis" files in a particular folder in Excel, format them and save them as "XML Spreadsheets" in the same folder with the same File Name. e.g "FileName.lis" is opened in Excel, formatted and saved in the same directory with new name as "Filename.xml" .lis files are...
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    Nodal Solutions

    I got it. It prints to file. Thank you so much I will keep working on this to make it better. Thanks again. -N
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    Nodal Solutions

    Now I am looking for simpler options. Is it possible to write "PRNSOL, S, Comp" to a file "s.dat" on my system. I have tried typing this in command window /output, s,dat prnsol, s,comp and then it pops-up PRNSOL is not a recognized begin command How do I go about it.. I am a beginner on...
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    Nodal Solutions

    Regarding 1) Basically I need to save .lis files with SX, SY, SZ, SXY, SYZ, SZX, S1, S2, S3, SEQV, HPRE, EPEQ values. For elements, I can define an Element Table in GUI with all components in one table and save the listing as .lis file So I was asking if we could have one table with all these...
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    Nodal Solutions

    Thanks Cbrn, 1) I will read more about PRNSOL command and get back to you. 2) I have 4 load steps and each has 11 substeps. Now I manually (in GUI) list nodal solutions and save with naming convention (1 1 1), (1 1 2) and so on until (4 11 3), which means (Loadstep, Substep, Filenum), without...
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    Nodal Solutions

    Hi All, 1) Can we define "Nodal Solutions Table" similar to that of "Element Table" and save the results in ".lis" file or ".xml" format 2) Can we automate or write a script to save Nodal solutions parameters in all substeps in the directory with some naming convention(can be .lis format)...
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    Load Cycle Modeling

    Friends, I want to model a thermal load cycle, meaning I want to apply temperature loads from 0 C to 500 C gradually and slowly back to 0 C. and compare the stresses while temperature increase and decrease. It must show some residual stresses I think. I have applied till temperature increase...
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    Select Elements

    Thanks Alex I got the first question I could select the elements and get a corresponding table. Could you plz explain me how would I get the values. I have simulated the model in one step and I have 9 substeps. I just used 9. How could I obtain the stress values for the corresponding...
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    Select Elements

    Dear Friends, I am fairly a new user of ANSYS. I have read the forums to find some answers but really couldnt get to it. I have a 2D model for thermal strain with like 20 areas of different materials. So I want to plot graphs using EXCEL for the data of the elements in one specific area only...

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