Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

Chapter 20: File Management and Files
Command
SET[1]
OPRESU[2]
GUI Menu Path
Utility Menu> List> Results> Load Step Summary
Main Menu> Design Opt> Opt Database> Resume
1. in the POST1 postprocessor
2. in the OPT postprocessor
Purpose
Reads in results files (Jobname.RST,Jobname.RTH,Jobname.RMG,Jobname.RFL)
Reads in the optimization
data file (Jobname.OPT)
20.6. Writing Your Own ANSYS Files from the ANSYS Program
Besides the files that the ANSYS program automatically writes during an analysis, you can also force files to
be written as necessary. A commonly used file-write command is /OUTPUT, which allows you to redirect
text output from the screen to a file. For example, to redirect POST1 stress printout to a file, the commands
would be:
/OUTPUT,STRESS,OUT! Output to file STRESS.OUT
PRNSOL,COMP! Component stresses
/OUTPUT! Output back to screen
GUI equivalents for the /OUTPUT command are:
GUI:
Utility Menu> File> Switch Output to> File
Utility Menu> File> Switch Output to> Output Window
Table 20.5: Other Commands for Writing Files (p. 304) lists other file-write commands used during an analysis
are:
Table 20.5 Other Commands for Writing Files
Command
SAVE
PARSAV
EWRITE
NWRITE
MP-
WRITE
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GUI Menu Path
Utility Menu> File> Save as
Utility Menu> Parameters> Save Parameters
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create> Elements>
Write Elem File
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Create>
Nodes> Write Node File
Purpose
Writes the database to
Jobname.DB
Writes parameters to Jobname.PARM
Writes element definitions
to Jobname.ELEM
Writes node definitions to
Jobname.NODE
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Other>
Writes material properties
Change Mat Props> Write to File
to Jobname.MP
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Material Props> Write to File
Main Menu> Solution> Load Step Options> Other>
Change Mat Props> Write to File
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