You can use the Query toolset in the Visualization module to probe your model and X–Y plots. You can also write the resulting probe values to a file. In this tutorial you will use the probe capability to obtain X- and Y-values from your stress/strain plot and to write these values to a file.
To probe an X–Y plot:
From the main menu bar, select Tools
Query; select Probe values from the Query dialog box; and click OK to enter probe mode.
The Probe Values dialog box appears. Because an X–Y plot is in the current viewport, this dialog box will display X–Y curve data.
At the top of the dialog box, toggle on Interpolate between points. This option allows you to select arbitrary points along the curve.
In the viewport, position the cursor over the X–Y curve.
When the arrow at the cursor approaches the X–Y curve, the point being probed is highlighted and information about it, including the corresponding X–Y coordinates, appears in the Probe Values table.
Click at various points along the curve.
The points are added to the Selected Probe Values table.
When you have finished selecting points, click Write to File.
The Report Probe Values dialog box appears.
By default, the data in the Selected Probe Values table are written to a file called abaqus.rpt in your current directory. The options in this dialog box allow you to change the name of this file and the format of the data written to the file.
Click OK to write your data to the file.
From the Probe Values dialog box, click Cancel to exit probe mode.
A dialog box appears to inform you that the Selected Probe Values table contains data. Click Yes to indicate that it is OK to continue; the data in the table will be deleted.