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*TIME POINTS
Specify time points at which data are written to the output database file, or specify time points in the loading history at which the response of a structure will be evaluated in a direct cyclic analysis.

This option is used to specify time points at which data are written to the output database file or, if it is used in conjunction with the *DIRECT CYCLIC option, to specify time points in the loading history at which the response of a structure will be evaluated.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  Abaqus/CAE  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

Abaqus/CAE: Step module

References:

Required parameter:

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to the time points.

Optional parameters:

GENERATE

If this parameter is included, each data line should give a starting time point, ; an ending time point, ; and the time increment between these two specified time points, .

INPUT

Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing the data lines for this option. See “Input syntax rules,” Section 1.2.1 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide, for the syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword line.

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is omitted: 

First line:

  1. List of time points; the points must be arranged in ascending order.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary. Up to eight entries are allowed per line. If you use the *TIME POINTS option in conjunction with the *DIRECT CYCLIC option, the listed time points must include the starting time and ending time in a single loading cycle. The time points must be specified in the step time.

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is included: 

First line:

  1. Starting time point.

  2. Ending time point, which must be later than the starting time point.

  3. Increment in time between the two specified time points.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary. If you use the *TIME POINTS option in conjunction with the *DIRECT CYCLIC option, the listed time points must include the starting time and ending time in a single loading cycle. The time points must be specified in the step time.