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  1. wja365

    Embedded elements

    This can be done by selecting the 3D solid element set you want to embed in, then select Mesh->Edit->Mesh->Offset to create shell layers. Set the offset of the layer to 0 and you have a surface you can use for the rebar (there are details of how to assign the rebar in the Abaqus manual). This...
  2. wja365

    Embedded elements

    It provides me a list of sets I can select from. No node sets or surfaces appear in the list; only 3D element sets.
  3. wja365

    Embedded elements

    I would like to use the embedded element technique (user's manual 6.11 section 33.4.1) to embed rebar reinforced surface elements into 3D solid elements. My question is, how do I generate the surface elements from my 3D solid model? I want these surface elements to conform to the shape of the...
  4. wja365

    spring pretension

    Thank you for that suggestion. I have tried to implement it, but the solver appears to be having a problem. I have included the code from the .inp file below. If possible, can you tell me if I am understanding it correctly? This is for a group of 11 wires, the connector type is bushing. I...
  5. wja365

    spring pretension

    I am searching for a way to pretension non-linear springs. I would like them to have tension in them before I apply my loading step. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I may accomplish this? Thanks.
  6. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    That works. Thank you for your help!
  7. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    I have the first part of the code working (looping through elements, calculating center of each element). However, the node locations printed out in my python code do not match the node locations in Abaqus/CAE when I probe the nodes. As an example, node 491 (according to my code) has the same...
  8. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    Thanks for your suggestions. I'm new to python/abaqus; it's a steep learning curve! I can figure out the average, max and min stress in my element set using my python code. But I cannot figure out how to perform the same calculation on a subset of the entire element set. This subset will be...
  9. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    Ahh. You have to make a field output request for COORD before running the job!
  10. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    This does not work the way I would have expected. I'm trying to read from a filedOutput, right? It does not seem to like "COORD". Here is the relevant code: #all of the coordinate data from the first frame of Step1 location = frame1.fieldOutputs['COORD'] #all of the Mises stress data from...
  11. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    Thanks, exactly what I needed.
  12. wja365

    How to get node positions from odb file

    How do I access the original coordinates of nodes using Python? I am attempting to write a python script to output the average and maximum Mises stress within a certain 3D area. The area I am interested in is a box from [X,Y,Z]start to [X,Y,Z]end. How can I test if, in the undeformed...

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