When you select ToolsQuery from the main menu bar or use the tool in the toolbar and select Probe values, ABAQUS/CAE enters probe mode. In this mode ABAQUS/CAE displays information in the Probe Values dialog box as you move the cursor over the model in the current viewport. Probing a model plot displays model data and analysis results; probing an X–Y plot displays X–Y curve data. You can write this information to a file.

The Probe Values dialog box contains two separate display areas. ABAQUS/CAE updates the Probe Values portion of the dialog box continuously to show the probe values as you move the cursor over the model in the current viewport. ABAQUS/CAE updates the Selected Probe Values portion of the dialog box only when you click in the viewport to select values of interest. Values accumulate in the bottom portion of the dialog box until you delete them, clear the table, or cancel probe mode.

This section explains the following topics: