Arrange the static and dynamic structural analysis results in a format
selected by the user and produce the results as a TEXT FILE.
The functions supported by Text Output are as follows :
Output
by Load Sets (different load sets can be assigned for each type
of output)
Output
analysis results by construction stages
Output
forces and stresses for the selected members by material properties, section
attributes, element numbers, etc.
Output
nodal displacements and support reactions
Output
Envelope and Summary for each element
Output
in both element's local coordinate system and GCS for each element
From the Main
Menu select Results > Text Output.
Text Output is proceeded by entering the
required information step-by-step until the final result is obtained.
If Text Output
is selected, the Text Printout Wizard dialog box that selects the output
load sets appears as shown in the figure.
Step Option
Specify the method of producing the output
with respect to the steps when a construction stage or geometric nonlinear
analysis is carried out.
All Steps:
Output the analysis results for all the steps.
Last Step:
Output the analysis results for the last step of the corresponding stage.
A Load Set is a collection of load combinations.
Each Load Set serves a different purpose for output production, such as
member force, nodal displacement, support reaction, etc.
Click to display the following
Load Set entry dialog box :
Enter the load set name. Check in ( ) the required load cases/load combinations/envelopes and
click to register the load set. If required, click or to modify or delete the registered Load
Set.
When all the required load sets are registered,
click to proceed to the entry dialog box in the next step.
In the Element Output
Selection dialog box, choose the types of elements to be output and the
output mode. First, select a load set from the registered load sets and
the element types to be output. Only the relevant elements used in the
model are activated in the dialog box. Click to the right
of the element types to set the details for the element's output.
Set output details
by element types
The Element Selection Detail dialog box has
two parts: the filter setting part for the selection of the elements to
be output to the left and the part for the output type and other items
to the right. Filter can be applied to ID, Section, Material, Story, Named
Plane and Group. Only the elements satisfying all the attributes selected
in Filter are finally output. The elements that satisfy the filter conditions
are arranged in the [Filter:] field. The elements previously selected
in the window before starting Text Output are arranged in the [PreSel:]
field. The assemblage of these two parts is finally output.
The output modes can be assigned in Select
Output. Frc and Str stand for Force and Stress respectively. If [Min/Max
by Property] is selected, the maximum and minimum values for each section
type can be checked.
When the setting of
element output is completed, click to proceed to the setting
of displacements and reactions output. The procedure is similar to elements
output.
Separate load sets can be applied to different
items, and as such separate load combinations can be applied depending
on the purpose for the output.
The Result Output List
dialog box for the output sequence and the filename is displayed.
The output order can be sorted by default
and by types. Changes are possible by individually selecting and dragging
with the mouse. Check in [Insert form feed at each output end] to insert
a page mark in the document at the end of each output. Write the output
file path and name in the File Name field and click to
create the document and view the created file in the Text Editor. Refer
to the Output section for producing output using the Text Editor.
Step Option
to display the following
Load Set entry dialog box :
) the required load cases/load combinations/envelopes and
click 
to register the load set. If required, click 
or 
to modify or delete the registered Load
Set.
to proceed to the entry dialog box in the next step.
to the right
of the element types to set the details for the element's output.
to
create the document and view the created file in the Text Editor. Refer
to the Output section for producing output using the Text Editor.