*SECTION FILE
18.2 *SECTION FILE: Define results file requests of accumulated quantities on
user-defined surface sections.
Thisoption is used to control output to the results file of accumulated quantities associated with a user-defined
section. Depending on the ana lysis type the output may include one or several of the following: thetotal force,
the total moment, the total heat flux, the total current, thetotal mas s flow,or the tota l pore fluid volume flux
associated with the section.
Product: ABAQUS/Standard
Type: History data
Level: Step
References:
•“Output to the data and results files,” Section4.1.2 of the ABAQUS Analysis User ’sManual
•“ABAQUS/Standardoutput variable identifiers,” Section 4.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
Required parameters:
NAME
Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to identify the output for the section. Section
names in the same input file must be unique.
SURFACE
Set this parameter equal to the name used in the *SURFACEoption to define the surface.
Optional parameters:
AXES
Set AXES=LOCAL if output is desired in the local coordinate system. Set AXES=GLOBAL
(default) to output quantities in the global coordinate system.
FREQUENCY
Set this parameter equal to the output frequency,in increments. Theoutput will always be printed
at the last increment of each step unless FREQUENCY=0. The default is FREQUENCY=1. Set
FREQUENCY=0 to suppress the output.
UPDATE
Set UPDATE=NO if output is desired in the original local system of coordinates. Set
UPDATE=YES(default) to output quantities in a local system of coordinates that rotates with the
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