*POST OUTPUT

Postprocess for output from the restart file.

This option can be used only for postprocessing to recover additional printed (.dat), output database (.odb), and results file (.fil) output from the restart file of a previous analysis.

This page discusses:

Required parameters
Optional parameters
Data lines to request output from specified increments if both the ITERATION and the CYCLE parameters are omitted
To recover additional output from a previous direct cyclic analysis when the ITERATION parameter is included
To recover additional output from a previous low-cycle fatigue analysis when the CYCLE parameter is included

Required parameters

STEP: Set this parameter equal to the step number from which output is required.

Optional parameters

CYCLE

This parameter applies only to postprocessing a low-cycle fatigue analysis (see Low-Cycle Fatigue Analysis Using the Direct Cyclic Approach).

Set this parameter equal to the cycle number in a low-cycle fatigue analysis from which additional output is being requested.

ITERATION

This parameter applies only to postprocessing a direct cyclic analysis (see Direct Cyclic Analysis).

Set this parameter equal to the iteration number in a direct cyclic analysis from which additional output is being requested.

Data lines to request output from specified increments if both the ITERATION and the CYCLE parameters are omitted

First line

First increment number at which additional output is being requested.
Second increment number at which additional output is being requested.
Etc., up to eight increments per line.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the increments at which output is required.

To recover additional output from a previous direct cyclic analysis when the ITERATION parameter is included

No data lines are needed when the ITERATION parameter is specified.

To recover additional output from a previous low-cycle fatigue analysis when the CYCLE parameter is included

No data lines are needed when the CYCLE parameter is specified.