You can request that ABAQUS write the values of a degree of freedom at one selected point to the status (.sta) file and, for ABAQUS/Standard analyses, to the message (.msg) file at specific increments during the course of an analysis. In addition, a plot of the degree of freedom value over time appears in a new viewport that is generated automatically when you submit the analysis. (For more information, see “Monitoring the progress of an analysis job,” Section 18.2.6.) You can use this information to monitor the progress of the solution.

You must specify the vertex or node you want to monitor by selecting an existing geometry or node set or by selecting a point in the viewport. Once you have specified the point, you must indicate which degree of freedom you want to monitor at that vertex or node, how often you want the information displayed in a viewport, and how often you want it printed to the status and message files.

For detailed instructions on monitoring a degree of freedom, see “Configuring monitor requests,” Section 14.13.4.