Set
EVOLUTION TYPE=HISTORY
if each input file after the first input file (which defines the model)
defines the steps forming a nonlinear load case.
Optional parameters
BASE STATE
Set
BASE STATE=NO
(default) if the base state used for each nonlinear load case is the
initial state of the model. Steps included in the first input file form
the first nonlinear load case.
Set
BASE STATE=YES
if steps defined in the first input file lead to the base state used for
each nonlinear load case.
MODEL CHANGE
Include this parameter if element removal or reactivation occurs during
any nonlinear load case.
RESULTS
Set
RESULTS=APPEND
(default) to create a single set of output database files that contains
results for the entire analysis.
Set
RESULTS=NEW
to create separate output database files for each input file.
ZERO INCREMENT
Set
ZERO INCREMENT=YES
(default) to write output to the output database for the zero increment
of the first step of each nonlinear load case.
Set
ZERO INCREMENT=NO
to specify that output to the output database should not be written for
the zero increment of the first step of each nonlinear load case.
Data lines to define the input files associated with a multiple nonlinear load
case analysis
First
line
Name of the input file containing the
model and optional steps defining the base state or first
nonlinear load case.
Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the
input files containing each nonlinear load case. Only one file name may
appear on each data line.