The outputs and storage frequencies must be set to get enough information for
post-processing results.
Variables To Save
To find the origin of problems, you need output files with enough information, especially for the
most potentially problematic entities as springs, interfaces and rigid bodies.
- Springs
- Save all spring and beam elements (except for spring of spot welds)
- /TH/SPRING
- Measure displacements and forces inside specific spring
- Example: engine mount, subframe, fixation, and so on
- Interfaces
- Save all contact interfaces (except for TYPE 2)
- /TH/INTER
- Output the forces of the specific interfaces
- Example: dummy/belt
- Rigid Bodies
- Measure the displacement and force inside specific rigid bodies
- Example: subframe fixations, engine mount, and so on
- Section, Rigid Wall and Monitored Volume
- Save all TH outputs
Set the
Radioss Engine deck to save variables in animation files:
- Mass
- /ANIM/MASS
- Nodal mass variation
- /ANIM/NODA/DMAS
- Plastic Strain
- /ANIM/ELEM/EPSP
- von Mises
- /ANIM/ELEM/VONM
- Hourglass
- /ANIM/ELEM/HOURG
- Specific energy
- /ANIM/ELEM/ENER
- Velocity
- /ANIM/VECT/VEL
- Contacts
- /ANIM/VECT/CONT
- Force on rigid wall
- /ANIM/VECT/FOPT
In addition,
/ANIM/VECT/ACC and
/ANIM/VECT/FINT may be
useful in case of a problem.
Note: Be sure to get an animation file when
a run fails; you can use the /STOP option in the Engine file.
If the computation stops, run another restart and write an animation in the
first cycle.