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Postprocessing issue using Matrix Browser: Unable to obtain element wise boundary condition data

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Here as you can see in figure i have a cantilever beam with single point constraints and forces applied to it. I wish to query this using the matrix browser to obtain a csv output. However, i am facing issues that i cannot find load applied or spc w.r.t elements since they are experienced by nodes and not elements so is there some way we can find the loads applied to each element here? Making some variable or something?

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loistf

Hi! Depending on what your ultimate goal is, you might be interested in different ideas/approaches.

In matrix browser, you could extract the nodes from the elements, then the forces from the nodes.

You can also export two separate csvs (node, force + element, nodes) and join them.

However, if what you really want is to integrate de spforces across nodes/and elements, probably there are better approaches.

Shantanu132132

Yeah i tried that extracting nodes from elements but when i tried to produce children of those nodes i did not get the option of force or spc.

Exporting two csvs would be a lot since i have to produce a lot of files.. Suggest me any better approaches you have in mind?

loistf

Might i ask for more details about the context and your ultimate goal?

If possible, i tend to prefer approaches in which you ask the solver for the result you want directly. Why is it important for you that the result is "element-bound"?