Total Energy Output

The energy variables that can be written to the output database are defined for Abaqus/Standard in Total Energy Output Quantities and for Abaqus/Explicit in Total Energy Output.

You can specify the element set for which total energy output is being requested. In this case the energies are summed for all the elements in the specified set. You cannot specify an element set for the following procedures:

• Transient modal dynamic analysis

• Response spectrum analysis

• Random response analysis

The following energies are not available as element set quantities: ALLCCDW, ALLCCE, ALLCCEN, ALLCCET, ALLCCSD, ALLCCSDN, ALLCCSDT, ALLFC, ALLFD, ALLKL, ALLQB, ALLWK, ALLVDM, ALLHDM, and ETOTAL.

If you do not specify an element set, the total energies for the whole model will be output. If total energy output for both the whole model and for different element sets is desired, the energy output requests must be repeated: once without a specified element set to request energy output for the whole model and once for each specified element set.

The frequency of energy output is controlled as described in Controlling the Frequency of Output to the Output Database.

You can request the preselected, procedure-specific energy output variables described in Preselected Output Requests. In this case you can specify additional variables as part of the output request.

Alternatively, you can request all energy variables applicable to the current procedure and material type. In this case any additional variables you specify are ignored.