Flexcom > Data Inputs > $SUMMARY POSTPROCESSING

Purpose

To request summary output of nodal reactions.

Theory

Refer to Output Parameters for further information on this feature.

Keyword Format

A block of lines as follows:

[TITLE=Title Name]

[SCALE=Scale Factor] [, UNITS=Unit]

[PLOT=Plot Option]

DATA1=Node (Number or Label)

DATA2=DOF

[DATA3=Axis Name]

Title Name defaults to blank. Scale Factor defaults to 1. The Unit entry is described in Note (a). Plot Option can be YES or NO (the default). If you specify a node label rather than a node number, it must be enclosed in {} brackets. Axis/Vector Name must be defined using *AXIS/VECTOR.

Table Input

Input:	Description
Node:	The node (number or label) for which the summary output is required. If you specify a node label rather than a node number, it must be enclosed in {} brackets.
DOF:	The global degree of freedom (DOF) at this node. Specify a value of 1 for the global X-direction, 2 for the global Y-direction, or 3 for the global Z-direction; 4, 5 or 6 for moments about the global X, Y and Z axes respectively.
Title:	A descriptive title to be associated with the output. This entry is optional.
Scale:	A scale factor to apply to the data. This entry is optional, and defaults to a value of 1.
Axis:	The name of the axis system for which the angle timetrace is required. This entry defaults to the global XYZ axes.
Unit:	The units to be used for the output. This entry is optional, and defaults to the base units for this output type. See Note (a).
Plot:	This option allows you to request a timetrace plot, in addition to the summary output. By default, no plot is created.

Notes

(a)The units entry explicitly specifies what units are to be assigned to the output. This entry is optional, and if omitted, Flexcom simply assigns suitable units depending on the base units for the particular output type. If you do explicitly specify a unit, then it must be consistent with the dimension of the output type. For example, force can be specified in Newtons, Kips etc. The program is quite flexible in terms of accepting unit descriptions – e.g. Newtons, Newton, N etc. are all equally valid.