3.5.7.2. Output Files Page

This page allows the user to control the output files after the simulation.

Figure 3.96 Simulation dialog box [Output Files]

• Start & End Times for Output: Defines the time range of the plot results. For example, if the user defines the range as the start time with 1 and the end time with 2, RecurDyn reports the plot results from 1 sec to 2 sec after the simulation.

  • Start Time: Defines the start time of plot results.

  • End Time: Defines the end time of plot results.

• Result Files: If the user checks these options, RecurDyn creates the following result files.

Table 3.1 Result File List

File Name	File Format	Created by	Contents
RMD (ModelData)	Text	RecurDyn/Modeler	All of the model data that are used by RecurDyn/Solver to run a simulation.
RPLT(Plot,Scope, etc…)	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	Result data for Plot and Scope.
OUT(Output)	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	Initial conditions and eigen outputs. Creation of the mck.m file is also determined by this option.
REQ(Request)	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	Result data about defined requests.
MSG(Message)	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	A solver message.
RDP(DesignParameter)	Text	RecurDyn/Modeler	Design parameters for performing Parametric Study.
RPI(PerformanceIndex)	Text	RecurDyn/Modeler	Result data about the performance indexes for performing Parametric Study.
RAN(Solver-GeneratedAnimation)	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	An animation result. The animation flag can be activated by this file. In case of the standalone solver, the RAD file does not exist because there is no RecurDyn/Modeler. Therefore, the RAN file should be created the animation results. Additionally, when importing the RAN file, the RPLT file related to the RAN file is imported automatically.
RPMX(MultiOutput)	Text (XML)	RecurDyn/Solver	This file has solver commands with the path of animation result files. If the user wants to simulate multi-analysis using the scenario analysis, which helps to check the animation results. It needs that RAN file creation the option must be checked.

• Additional Result Files: If the simulation is started, RecurDyn creates the following result files. The user could not control whether or not to create these files.

Table 3.2 Additional Result File List

FileName	File Format	Created by	Contents
DAT	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	Result data of the converting a file to read in RecurDyn/Solver from the RMD file. (After performing the simulation successfully, it is deleted at the end of simulation.)
DBK	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	All body data of the converting a file to read in RecurDyn/Solver from the RMD file. (After performing the simulation successfully, it is deleted at the end of simulation.)
INF	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	Input debug information for RecurDyn/Solver. (After performing the simulation successfully, it is deleted at the end of simulation.)
LOG	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	The solver version information and additional solver information.
FPLT	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	Result data for Plot after performing a Frequency Response Analysis. To see the FPLT file, the FRA Plot function should be used.
FRQ	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	Eigenvalues.
FCP	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	The contacted patch information and the contact pressure. This file is used to see the Contour result.
GSTRN	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	Plastic strains at gauss points. This file is used for calculating plastic strains.
GSTRS	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	Plastic stresses at gauss points. This file is used for calculating plastic stresses.
MMX	Binary	RecurDyn/Solver	The minimum and maximum values of stress and strain of RFlex and FFlex bodies for each time step. This file is used to see the Contour result.
MCK (Mass, Damping, StiffnessMatrix)	Text	RecurDyn/Solver	This file has Mass, Damping, and Stiffness matrices of the system including Rigid and RFlex bodies. If one of Eigenvalue, FRA, and Statematrix analysis is used, then the _mck.m file is created.

• Message File Settings: If the user checks these options, RecurDyn/Solver writes the following information in the MSG (Message) file.

  • Model Verification

  

  • Joint Information

  

  • Constraint Information

  

  • Redundant Constraint

  

  • Independent Coordinate

  

  • Solver Information

  

  • Analysis Information

  

  • Integration Information

  

  • Information of starting time

  

  • Constraint Violation

  

  • Analysis Process

    

    • A_DELNRM: The Accumulated Total Norm

    • NJAC: The Total Number of Jacobian Evaluations

    • NRES: The Total Number of Residual Evaluations

    • ANRF: The Accumulated Total Number of Newton Raphson Failures (The Maximum Iteration is 10 in RecurDyn.)

    • AINF: The Accumulated Total Number of Integration Failures (During the Newton-Rhapson Iterations, if the total norm of the current step is greater than that of the previous step, RD counts this case as the number of Integration Failure.)

• Global Reference Frame for RPLT: If the user checks this option, then the reference frame is set to the Ground.Inertia Marker for the plot data on the RPLT file.

  • Professional Contact (Geo, UV Sph, Primitives): If the user checks this option, then the summation contact force plot data is calculated with respect to the Ground.Inertia Marker for primitive contacts, UV Sphere contact, and Geo contacts.