Plot history variables in paraview

[anshulfy]

How do I plot history variables in ParaView?
Here are my input file commands.

BATCh
!  noprint log
!  noprint
!  debug on
  dt,,1e-3
  auto dt 1e-5 1e-2
  LOOP,,1e9
    TIME,,1
    PART,,1
      LOOP,,10
        TANG,,1
      NEXT
    PART,,2
      LOOP,,10
        TANG,,1
      NEXT
   STREss all
   HIST all
   PVIEW TIME
   NEXT
END

[Prof. S. Govindjee]

See section 15.2.7 in the user manual on how to declare that you want to plot history variables.  In short you need to add some lines to the material definitions:

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HIST PLOT <hvar-num> <hplot-num>These lines tell FEAP to put a particular history variable (number hvar-num) into the history plotting slot number hplot-num.  You should then see these as appearing the pull down menus in paraview.

For example, adding

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HIST PLOT 1 1to the material cards for a plastic material will make the equivalent plastic strain available in hplot slot 1.

[anshulfy]

Sorry forgot to mention that I am using a user element. I have history variables defined in the element subroutine. How does it work for the user element?

[Prof. S. Govindjee]

you will need to add the code for writing out your history variables to your element.  I don't think this is in the programmers manual yet so you will have to look as some of FEAP's elements to figure it out until we have a chance to add it to the manual.  Have a look for example at elements/solid2d/hlcn2d.f.

[anshulfy]

Ok. Thanks.