CONCENTRATED ELECTRICAL NODAL CURRENT output from Abaqus to Matlab (Record key 139)

In this example a simple Abaqus model is analysed and results are retrieved by postprocessing the results *.fil file generated by Abaqus using Matlab. For more information please see the Documentation of Abaqus2Matlab toolbox.

Contents

Run Abaqus model

Change current directory to Abaqus working directory

a = strfind(S,'\');
cd(S(1:a(end)-1))

Copy the input file to be run by Abaqus into the Abaqus working directory

copyfile([S,'\AbaqusInputFiles\139.inp'],[S(1:a(end)-1),'\139.inp'],'f')

Run the input file 139.inp with Abaqus

!abaqus job=139

Pause Matlab execution to give Abaqus enough time to create the lck file

pause(10)

If the lck file exists then halt Matlab execution

while exist('139.lck','file')==2
  pause(0.1)
end

Postprocess Abaqus results file with Matlab

Assign all lines of the fil file in an one-row string (after Abaqus analysis terminates)

Rec = Fil2str('139.fil');

Obtain the desired output data

out = Rec139(Rec)
out =

   900000001           0
   900000002           0
   900000003           0
   900000004           0
   900000005           0
   900000006           0
   900000007           0
   900000008           0
   900000009           0
   900000010           0
   900000001           0
   900000002           0
   900000003           0
   900000004           0
   900000005           0
   900000006           0
   900000007           0
   900000008           0
   900000009           0
   900000010       65800

Verify output

Check number of attributes

nAttr=size(out,2)
nAttr =

     2

Check the number of entries

nEntr=size(out,1)
nEntr =

    20

Check class of output

cOut=class(out)
cOut =

double

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