- From the main menu bar in the Visualization module, select .
The Combine ODBs dialog box appears. - In the Job name field, specify a name for the combine job.
- If you want to specify your combine options using data in an XML configuration file, do the following:
- Click mouse button 3 anywhere in the dialog box, and select Read from XML File from the list that appears.
The Select XML File dialog box appears.
- Navigate to the XML configuration file you want to use, and click OK. For more information, see Using file selection dialog boxes.
Abaqus/CAE populates the table in the dialog box with the output database files and filtering selections specified in the configuration file. You can customize any of these settings further before running the combine operation.
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Do the following to specify the primary output database:
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Click mouse button 3 anywhere in the dialog box, and select
Select Primary ODB from the list that
appears.
The Select Primary ODB dialog box appears.
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Navigate to the output database you want to use, and click
OK. For more information, see Using file selection dialog boxes.
- If you want to add output databases to the combine operation one at a time, do the following:
- Click mouse button 3 anywhere in the table, and select Add ODB from the list that appears.
Abaqus/CAE adds a row labeled ODB to the table and displays the Select ODB dialog box.
- Navigate to the output database you want to include, and click OK. For more information, see Using file selection dialog boxes.
Abaqus/CAE adds the output database to the selected row.
- Repeat these steps for each output database you want to add to the combine operation.
- If you want to add multiple output databases to the combine operation at once, do the following:
- Double-click the Name heading.
The Select ODBs dialog box appears.
- Navigate to the folder containing the output databases you want to include, select the output database files, and click OK. For more information, see Using file selection dialog boxes.
Abaqus/CAE adds the selected output databases in new ODB rows to the Combine ODBs dialog box.
- If desired, define filtering options to specify the steps, frames, and output variables to be included in the combined output database.
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Define a single step, frame, or output variable filter for all output databases:
Double-click the Step, Frame, or Variable heading.
Specify the filtering criteria in the Set Values dialog box.
If you specify the symbolic constants “ALL” , “FIRST” , and “LAST” , you must include the surrounding quotes.
Click OK.
Abaqus/CAE adds the selected criteria to the Step, Frame, or Variable column for the default filters and for every output variable included in the dialog box.
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Define default filtering options or filtering options for a single output database:
In the Default row, Primary row, or in one of the
ODB rows, specify the step, frame,
and output variable filters that you want to use as default
filters or filters for the selected output database
only.
If desired, add more default filters or output database–specific filters by clicking mouse button 3 in the appropriate row, selecting Add filter from the menu that appears, and populating the new row with additional filtering criteria.
- Toggle on Open the combined ODB after job completion to display the combined output database in the viewport when the job completes.
- Click OK.
Abaqus/CAE opens the Odb Combine Log Message dialog box, which displays the progress of the combine job and displays any errors that may arise. If any of the output databases you select are from an earlier release, Abaqus/CAE upgrades the output databases, saves the upgraded copy as a new file, and uses the new file in the combine job. If you selected Open the combined ODB after job completion and the combine job completes without errors, Abaqus/CAE opens the combined output database in the viewport after the combine job is complete.
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