Flexcom > Theory > Postprocessing > Force and Stress Outputs

Introduction

Many of the postprocessing keywords accept an integer value (typically denoted as Local Node) which allows you to specify the location of interest along an element. The relevant keywords are are follows:

$DATABASE POSTPROCESSING

•*RAO

•*SPECTRUM

•*TIMETRACE

$LOAD CASE

•*TIMETRACE

$SUMMARY POSTPROCESSING

•*PARA FORCE

•*PARA ANGLE TENSION

Local Node

The significance of the Local Node input depends on whether element based outputs are stored on a node or integration point basis.

•Flexcom has traditionally provided output based on nodes. This operation remains the default and is still used in the vast majority of cases.

•Integration point output is a relatively new addition to the program, and although it is only possible to present output for elements with exactly 3 integration points, this functionality will be extended in a future version to accommodate elements with up to 10 integration points, providing higher resolution of element based outputs.

Local Node	Node Based Output	Integration Point Based Output
1	First Node	First Integration Point
2	Element Midpoint	Second Integration Point
3	Second Node	Third Integration Point

Significance of Local Node Input