*Output() - output on entity sets

Creates output for a given set of entites.

Syntax

*Output(out_name,"out_label",DISP|VEL|ACCL|FORCE, BODIES|JOINTS|BEAMS|BUSHINGS|FORCES, [ref_marker])

Arguments

out_name: The variable name of the output.; Data type: varname
out_label: The descriptive label of the output.; Data type: label
DISP|VEL| ACCL|FORCE: An argument that indicates whether the output type is displacement, velocity, acceleration, or force.
BODIES|JOINTS| BEAMS|BUSHINGS| FORCES: An argument that indicates the type of entity set on which the output is requested.
ref_marker: An optional argument for the reference marker in which the output is requested.; Data type: Marker

Example

*Output(output_1, "output 1", ACCL, BODIES, ref_marker)
*Output(output_2, "output 2", FORCE, BEAMS)

Context

*BeginMdl()

*DefineAnalysis()

*DefineSystem()

Properties

Table 1.
Property	Returns Data Type	Description
b3	Body	The body to which ref_marker is attached.
rm	Marker	The reference marker.
type	string	The output type.

Comments

Force output cannot be requested on bodies.

When an output is requested on a body, i marker refers to the cm marker of the body, j marker is the global inertial frame, b2 refers to the ground body, and member b1 is not meaningfully resolved.

When an output is requested on a joint, beam, bushing, or force, members b1, b2, I, and j refer to the respective members of the specified entity (except when FORCE output is requested on an entity with a jfloat marker, then the j marker of the output refers to the jfloat marker of the specified entity).

If the optional argument for ref_marker is not specified, a global inertial frame is used as the reference marker for specifying force components.

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