ProductsAbaqus/Standard
TypeModel or history data
LevelModelStep
Required parameters
- NAME
- Set this parameter equal to a label
that will be used to refer to this event series
data.
- TYPE
- Set this parameter equal to the name
of the event series type.
Required parameter for reading event series data from a
SIM database (.sim)
file
- FILE
-
Set this parameter equal to the name of the
SIM database (.sim) file
from which the data are read. The file extension is optional. The
SIM database file must be from the same fix
pack (if applicable) of the same general release as the analysis.
Optional parameters
- INPUT
-
The INPUT and FILE parameters are mutually exclusive.
Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing
the data lines for this option. See
for the syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed
that the data follow the keyword line.
- SOURCE NAME
-
This parameter is relevant only for use with the FILE parameter.
Set this parameter equal to the name of the event series in the
SIM database (.sim) file.
If this parameter is omitted, the name of the event series is
used. - TIME
-
Set TIME=STEP TIME (default) for step time.
Set TIME=TOTAL TIME for total time accumulated over all non-perturbation analysis
steps.
See
Conventions
for a discussion of these time measures.
- TRANSFORM
-
Include this parameter to indicate that the event series data are to be
translated and/or rotated.
Data lines to define event series
data
- First
line
-
Time or frequency of the first event.
-
X-coordinate of the location of the first event.
-
Y-coordinate of the location of the first event.
-
Z-coordinate of the location of the first event.
-
The first field value of the first event.
-
The second field value of the first event.
-
Etc., up to four field values per line.
- Subsequent lines (only needed if the number of fields is greater
than four)
-
The fifth field value of the first event.
-
Etc., up to eight field values per line.
Repeat this set of data lines
as often as necessary to define all of the events.
Data lines to
define and translate/rotate event series data
- First line
-
- Value of the time shift. The default value is
0.
-
Value of the translation to be applied in the
X-direction. The default value is 0.
-
Value of the translation to be applied in the
Y-direction. The default value is 0.
-
Value of the translation to be applied in the
Z-direction. The default value is 0.
Leave the first data line empty to apply a pure rotation.
- Second
line
-
X-coordinate of point a on the
axis of rotation (see
Figure 1).
-
Y-coordinate of point a on the
axis of rotation.
-
Z-coordinate of point a on the
axis of rotation.
-
X-coordinate of point b on the
axis of rotation.
-
Y-coordinate of point b on the
axis of rotation.
-
Z-coordinate of point b on the
axis of rotation.
-
Angle of rotation about the axis
a–b, in degrees.
Leave the second data line empty to apply a pure translation. If both
translation and rotation are specified, translation is applied before rotation.
- Third
line
-
Time or frequency of the first event.
-
X-coordinate of the location of the first event.
-
Y-coordinate of the location of the first event.
-
Z-coordinate of the location of the first event.
-
The first field value of the first event.
-
The second field value of the first event.
-
Etc., up to four field values per line.
- Subsequent lines (only needed if the number of fields is greater
than four)
-
The fifth field value of the first event.
-
Etc., up to eight field values per line.
Repeat this set of data lines
as often as necessary to define all of the events.