*CONTACT FILE

Define results file requests for contact variables.

This option is used to control writing contact variables (for contact surface pairs) to the Abaqus/Standard results (.fil) file.

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ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/CAE

TypeHistory data

LevelStep

Abaqus/CAEUnsupported; Abaqus/CAE reads output from the output database file only.

Optional parameters

FREQUENCY

Set this parameter equal to the output frequency, in increments. The output will always be written at the last increment of each step unless FREQUENCY=0. The default is FREQUENCY=1. Set FREQUENCY=0 to suppress the output.

MAIN

Set this parameter equal to the name of the main surface for which this output request is being made.

NSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the node set for which this output request is being made.

SECONDARY

Set this parameter equal to the name of the secondary surface for which this output request is being made.

Data lines to request contact variable output in the results file

First line

  1. Give the identifying keys for the variables to be written to the results file for this contact pair. The keys are defined in Abaqus/Standard Output Variable Identifiers.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the list of variables to be written. If this line is omitted, the default variables will be output.