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  1. OverWorked453

    Linear Simulation taking suspiciously long in Explicit.

    Thanks! Both of these posts have been extremely helpful. I'm looking at mass scaling, and trying to assess whether it effects the overall results. I've also set up an implicit model. I like the ideas of changing the density and/or minimum element length. I changed the density of the...
  2. OverWorked453

    Linear Simulation taking suspiciously long in Explicit.

    Hi everyone I have a question regarding simulation time. In general, I want to speed up the time it takes to run my simulation. In fact, I think the simulation should take less than 2 hours but instead it takes about 2 days. I explain the details of this simulation below. I have a...
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    Write python script that extracts max stress from .odb files

    My apologies - the code above does not show the indentations of my actual code, here it is again: # Define variables: from odbAccess import * odb = openOdb('TheJob-1.odb') step1 = odb.steps['DynamicStep'] # Last frame in step frame = step1.frames[-1] # Initialize a variable max_stress = 0.00 #...
  4. OverWorked453

    Write python script that extracts max stress from .odb files

    I am trying to write a python script that determines and extracts the max Mises stress (from an .odb file) on a body in a dynamic simulation. Note that the stress will change with respect to both time and location. It seems like a fairly easy code theoretically - just determine that max stress...
  5. OverWorked453

    Python code for importing data from .txt file into ABAQUS

    I am trying to write a python script for a parametric study in ABAQUS. Part of this involves importing data from other .txt files into the amplitudes of my loads (the tabular amplitude in ABAQUS). How do I write this in my python code? In other words, how do I write a python code that imports...
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    Trying to run a job w/ a subroutine and getting error "Unsupported 16-bit Application"

    I am trying to run a subroutine with ABAQUS for the first time. In the command window, I type: Job=(name) user=(name) Then an error box pops up titled "Unsupported 16-bit Application" and says the following: "The program or feature "\??\C:\SIMULIA\temp\job.com cannot start or run due to...
  7. OverWorked453

    script to automatically feed data to ABAQUS model from a separate file for numerous simulations

    Any ideas? Basically, all I want to do is pull up my .odb script, find where the amplitudes are applied in the scripts (I already did this) and write some command that automatically imports this tabular data from a specific location on a matrix on a .mat or .txt file. This way, I can just run...
  8. OverWorked453

    script to automatically feed data to ABAQUS model from a separate file for numerous simulations

    Hello everyone So I know only basics about ABAQUS/CAE - enough to make things work, but never in an efficient manner. Right now I have time-varying loads being applied to a robotic arm at various locations. There are three separate parts. In each Part, different time-varying loads are...
  9. OverWorked453

    Crazy displacement field for a simple model that should be giving reasonable results

    Just checked, and the material properties and sectional assignments are fine. Also I checked and I have indeed been looking at the time history animation, as opposed to a harmonic animation. So, unfortunately I have not solved my problem. I have stress values around 10 MPa on aluminum, so I...
  10. OverWorked453

    Defining Contact Between Rod and Base: Contact not being recognized at all

    I am trying to run a modal analysis (via the "Frequency Step") for an aluminum, circular bar that can slide in and out of a circular base. In other words, the bar is confined inside a circular base, where the diameter of the base is 0.004 "units" larger than the diameter of the bar...
  11. OverWorked453

    Crazy displacement field for a simple model that should be giving reasonable results

    These comments are great. Thanks. When I am back to my work computer I will check on the mesh, material properties, etc as well as whether or not I actually used the "Time History" animations in my viewer. If not I will try to upload the INP.
  12. OverWorked453

    Crazy displacement field for a simple model that should be giving reasonable results

    So, I'm a new guy with respect to Abaqus. I ran a model (for a very basic robotic arm) and I am getting reasonable stress values. However, I am getting an outrageous displacement values. I originally did not notice this since Abaqus automatically scales your results with the "Deformation Scale...

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