ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 546)

*TEMPERATURE
apply. Rather, the AMPLITUDE parameter given on the *STEP option governs the behavior
in an ABAQUS/Standard analysis, and the temperatures are always ramped back to their initial
conditions in ABAQUS/Explicit analyses. If temperatures are being reset to new values (not to
initial conditions) via OP=NEW, the AMPLITUDE parameter described above applies.
Required parameter for reading temperatures from the results or output database file:
FILE
Set this parameter equal to the name of the results or output database file from which the data are
read. The file extension is optional; however, if both .fil and .odb files exist, the results file will
be used if the INTERPOLATE parameter is omitted. If the INTERPOLATE parameter is used, an
output database file must exist. See “Input syntax rules,” Section 1.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis
User’s Manual, for the syntax of such file names. This parameter cannot be used in a *STATIC,
RIKS analysis step.
Optional parameters for reading temperatures from the results or output database file:
ABSOLUTE EXTERIOR TOLERANCE
This parameter is relevant only for use with the INTERPOLATE parameter. Set this parameter equal
to the absolute value (given in the units used in the model) by which nodes of the current model may
lie outside the region of the model in the output database specified by the FILE parameter. If this
parameter is not used or has a value of 0.0, the EXTERIOR TOLERANCE parameter will apply.
EXTERIOR TOLERANCE
This parameter is relevant only for use with the INTERPOLATE parameter. Set this parameter equal
to the fraction of the average element size by which nodes of the current model may lie outside the
region of the elements of the model in the output database specified by the FILE parameter. The
default value is 0.05.
If both tolerance parameters are specified, ABAQUS uses the tighter tolerance.
BSTEP
Set this parameter equal to the step number (of the analysis whose results or output database file is
being used as input to this option) that begins the history data to be read. If no value is supplied,
ABAQUS will begin reading temperature data from the first step available on the file read.
BINC
Set this parameter equal to the increment number (of the analysis whose results or output database
file is being used as input to this option) that begins the history data to be read. If no value is supplied,
ABAQUS will begin reading temperature data from the first increment available (excluding any
zero increments if the results file was written in ABAQUS/Standard using *FILE FORMAT, ZERO
INCREMENT) for step BSTEP on the results or output database file.
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