Output Options

The Output Options dialog is used to set user preferences on output options.

This dialog contains the following two tabs:

General Tab

The General tab is used to set output file types, zero tolerances, and debug options.
  Option Description
Plot file options    
  Multibody result file (.mrf) Writes result files in the .mrf format.
  ASCII plot file (.plt) Writes plot files in the .plt format.
  Altair binary file (.abf) Writes plot files in the .abf format.
  Write result data per time Select the result data per time output in the ABF and PLT files when there is more than one result available at a given time. Options available are: ALL, FIRST, or LAST.
  Measure rotation Select the format for angular results from the drop-down menu. Options available are: YAW_PITCH_ROLL or EULER_ANGLES.
  Do not append REQ/id to output Turn ON this setting to avoid a prefix being added to the names of the output (a three letter keyword, followed by the output ID - for example, REQ/70000001).
  Capture max penetration during contact Flags the solver to introduce extra output between two time steps when the penetration depth is larger than both of the time steps.
  Prefix output label for force output on body Controls how the label from a Force type Output on any body is written to the solver deck.
Note: With Prefix output label for force output on body option on, the output label is added as a prefix to the label of the connection to the body. Otherwise, the output label is appended at the end of the label of the connection.


Zero tolerance  
  Displacement Output displacements less than the specified value are set to be equal to zero.
  Velocity Output velocities less than the specified value are set to be equal to zero.
  Acceleration Output accelerations less than the specified value are set to be equal to zero.
  Force Output forces less than the specified value are set to be equal to zero.
Debug options  
  Write debug info A logical flag that controls the generation of debugging information about the solver analysis steps.
  Generate animation at each iteration (use with single Static simulation only) A logical flag that controls the generation of animation frames at each iteration for debug purposes.

H3D Tab

The H3D tab can be used to set animation file preferences.
Option Description
Animation file (.h3d) Writes animation file in .h3d format.
Write h3d results for every step Controls the frequency of writing results into an .h3d file.
Write h3d results starting at Controls the start time of writing results into an .h3d file.
Stop writing h3d results at Controls the end time of writing results into an .h3d file.
Format Select the H3D file format from the drop-down:
  • Modal
  • Nodal
  • Auto
Stress
Select the stress format in H3D file from the drop-down:
  • None
  • Tensor
  • Direct
Strain
Select the strain format in H3D file from the drop-down:
  • None
  • Tensor
Contact forces Contact force vector animation in the .h3d file.
Flexible body velocity & acceleration Velocity and acceleration output for flexible bodies during a MotionSolve run.