OUTPUT

I/O Options EntryThe OUTPUT command can be used to control the format of results output and the creation of certain results files.

Format

OUTPUT, keyword, frequency, option1, option2, option3

Definitions

Argument Options Description
keyword See below See below
frequency FIRST, LAST, FL, ALL, NONE, N, CONV, CURRENT, or blank
FIRST
Output first iteration only.
LAST
Output last iteration only.
FL
Output first and last iterations.
ALL
Output all iterations.
NONE
No output.
N
Outputs the first and last iterations and every Nth iteration.
If N=5, output occurs at iterations 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and so on, and the final iteration.
CONV
Outputs the first and all subsequent converged iterations during Topology Optimization.
CURRENT
A separate <filename>_cur.h3d file is generated for optimization runs. This file consists of analysis run output for the current optimization iteration. This file is overwritten for each subsequent optimization iteration.
Note: This option only applies to optimization runs with H3D keyword and BYITER option. OptiStruct will error out if CURRENT frequency is used with BYSUB/blank option.
blank
The default listed below for the given keyword.
option See below See below