Mapping Thermal and Magnetic Loads

The utility converts whole element output quantities from a time-harmonic eddy current analysis to nodal results. You use the options listed in Table 1 in the subsequent analysis to specify the output database file (and optionally the step and increment) from which the data are to be read.

The utility executes in two phases. Abaqus writes progress information and, if appropriate, error messages to the screen during each phase.

In the first phase a datacheck analysis is performed on your subsequent analysis input file to create an output database representation of a “target” mesh. This phase requires that your input file be sufficiently complete to successfully run abaqus datacheck, with the exception that you can have CFLUX and CLOAD options that include the FILE parameter to refer to files that are not available. If this phase is successful, the utility proceeds to the second phase; otherwise, an error message is issued.

In the second phase time-harmonic eddy current analysis load data are mapped from the source to the target output database. In this phase all steps and increments found in the original analysis are defined in the target output database. This phase requires that your target model domain lie within the source model domain. If it does not, an appropriate error message is issued.