24.1 Overview of results selection

ABAQUS/CAE reads analysis results from the output database. Output database results consist of those you have saved during the analysis as field and history output variables. If, for example, you have written data to the field output portion of the output database after every 10 increments, you can now select results at 10 increment intervals only. These increment intervals are called frames.

In addition to the analysis results you have saved, you can operate on output database field output to create new results. You can display the values of both output database field output variables and field output variables that you have created in the form of a deformed, contour, symbol, or X–Y plot; as X–Y data obtained along a path through your model; by probing any model or X–Y plot; or in a tabular report. Furthermore, you can display a subset of your model based on field output values, and you can color code a portion of your model according to these values.

You can display output database history output values in the form of an X–Y plot.

Use the Result menu from the main menu bar to access the options affecting results; the following menu items are available:


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