ABAQUS read spring force and relative displacement with python scripting

• Mar 8, 2024

• #2

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Mechanical

Nov 13, 2018

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Might be easier to save history output for them and then access it in the database:

Code:

*OUTPUT, HISTORY
*ELEMENT OUTPUT, ELSET=SPRINGS
E11, S11

Of course, you have to define that elset with all spring element numbers.

 

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• Mar 8, 2024

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xli

Student

Oct 22, 2023

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Thank you! And how can I define elset? I couldn't find their element numbers. Is there a place to look them up?

 

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• Mar 9, 2024

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Mechanical

Nov 13, 2018

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They will be defined like this:

Code:

*ELEMENT, TYPE=SPRING…

The first number in each data line is element number.

Then you can define an elset like this:

Code:

*ELSET, ELSET=SPRINGS
list_spring_numbers_here

 

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• Mar 10, 2024

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xli

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Oct 22, 2023

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Thank you so much!

 

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