You must save an X–Y data object to be able to manipulate the data within a session; however, saved data persist only for the duration of the session in which they were created. You must copy saved data to a file if you want it to be available in another session. You can either copy your data to an output database file or write it to a report file. (For information on writing X–Y data to a report file, see Chapter 54, “Generating tabular data reports.”) The output database file is binary, so it is efficient to save large amounts of data to this file for future use. You can only append data to the output database; you cannot modify the contents of the file in any other way. It is easy to read data into Abaqus/CAE from an output database file during a later session. You can copy your data to any output database file for which you have write privileges, including any currently open output database files.
Note: By default, Abaqus/CAE opens output database files as read-only. You must choose to open an output database file with write privileges if you want to copy any X–Y data objects to it (see “Opening a model database or an output database,” Section 9.7.2 , for more information).
To copy a session X–Y data object to an output database file:
From the main menu bar, select Tools
XY DataManager.
The XY Data Manager appears.
Tip:
You can also access the XY Data Manager from the 
tool in the toolbox.
From the list of previously saved X–Y data objects, select the X–Y data object that you wish to copy, and click Copy to ODB.
The Copy Session XYData to ODB dialog box appears.
Enter the file name of your choice in the appropriate text field, or click Select to choose from an existing file name.
Accept the default name for the X–Y data object, or enter a name of your choice in the text field; then click OK.
