*STEP CYCLING

Define a step or series of steps to be repeated.

This option is used to specify a step or series of steps to be repeated over a set number of cycles. Early termination of step cycling might be triggered from within a step using step cycling controls with sensor-based or wear-based criteria.

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See Also
*STEP CYCLING CONTROL
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Step Cycling

Products Abaqus/Standard

Type History data

LevelStep

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required

START

Include this parameter to indicate the start of a sequence of steps that will be cycled.

END

Include this parameter to indicate the end of a sequence of steps that will be cycled.

Optional parameters

NAME

Set this parameter equal to the name of the cycling sequence. This parameter can be used only in conjunction with the START parameter.

Step cycling names in the same input file must be unique. Step cycling names from the original input file cannot be reused in a restart input file.

Data line to define the start of a step cycling sequence

First line

  1. Number of cycles.

  2. Cycle frequency at which to write output. The default is to write output every cycle.

  3. Cycle frequency at which to create a new output database file . By default, Abaqus/Standard writes all output to the same output database file.

Second line (optional)

  1. Initial cycle scale factor for use with contact wear.

  2. Maximum cycle scale factor for use with contact wear.