Abaqus Output Guide

The Abaqus Output Guide describes how to obtain output from Abaqus and the format of the results (.fil) file. It also describes the output variable identifiers that are available.

This guide is a part of the Abaqus® documentation collection, which describes all the capabilities of the Abaqus finite element analysis technology used in SIMULIA® applications.

Abaqus can create the following output files during an analysis:

  • a data file containing printed output of the model and history definition generated by the analysis input file processor and, in Abaqus/Standard, printed output of results written during the analysis run;

  • an ODB output database file containing results for postprocessing and, in Abaqus/Standard, diagnostic information;

  • a SIM database file containing results for high-performance postprocessing with the Physics Results Explorer app on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform;

  • a selected results file in Abaqus/Explicit;

  • a results file containing results for postprocessing with external software in Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit (in Abaqus/Explicit this file is generated by converting the selected results file);

  • a message file containing diagnostic messages about the solution in Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit; and

  • a status file containing information about the status of the analysis and, in Abaqus/Explicit, diagnostic messages and information about the stable time increment.