This option is used to specify the format in which the ABAQUS/Standard results file output is written and to invoke zero-increment file output for all valid procedures in the analysis. This option can appear only once in an analysis, and the format cannot be changed upon restart.
Product: ABAQUS/Standard
Type: Model or history data
Level: Model Step
Include this parameter to specify that the results file output is to be written in ASCII format. If the *FILE FORMAT option is omitted or this parameter is not used, the default is to write a binary file.
Include this parameter to specify that results file output should be written at the beginning of a step (the zero increment) for all valid procedures in the analysis. If the *FILE FORMAT option is omitted or this parameter is not used, by default output will not be written at the zero increment.