Abaqus Scripting Reference Guide  


50.15 ResponseSpectrumComponent object

A ResponseSpectrumComponent is an element of the ResponseSpectrumComponentArray.

Access
import step
mdb.models[name].steps[name].components[i]


50.15.1  Members

The ResponseSpectrumComponent object has the following members:

x

A Float specifying the X-direction cosine.

y

A Float specifying the Y-direction cosine.

z

A Float specifying the Z-direction cosine.

scale

A Float specifying the scale factor.

timeDuration

A Float specifying the time duration of the dynamic event, from which this spectrum was created.

Note:  This parameter is ignored unless used with the DSC modal summation rule.

respSpectrum

A String specifying the name of the response spectrum specified with the keyword *SPECTRUM.