What does output block do? [SOLVED]

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello,

 

I saw in the video tutorial by Apoorv that he uses Output block for dynamic analysis. But I did not understand why that should be used?

Can someone please tell me the purpose of using it? Or rather what happens when we create it?

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2016

    Hi Bongirs,

     

    Output block helps you to output set of request (like displacement, reaction forces, etc...) to time history file.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2016

    What happens if we set it and don't set it?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2016

    If you set it, requested output will be written to T01 file and you can plot the variables in HyperGraph using the same T01 file.

     

    If you don't set it, no output will be written to T01. T01 comes out with default variables.

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2016

    Alright so the A files are independent of the output block? Output block is just for graph post-processing and has no effect on the simulation results?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2016

    Animation files (A**) are independent of output block. As Prakash mentioned ,output block helps you to output set of request (like displacement, reaction forces, etc...) to time history file.   A time history plot of the extra history variable can be created using Output Block

     

     

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2016

    Alright, that clears most of my doubts. Thanks Prakash and George!

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