Create LCN File

The Input file or Recall Input file (.LCN) stores the input that you enter in the Nodal Results Translator when run interactively. Consequently, the .LCN file is broken into the same three sections as the three tabs appearing in the Nodal Results Translator. The best way to create this text file of input is to run the Nodal Results Translator, enter all the values as appropriate, and click the Save Input button. However, if the model has not been analyzed yet, then the Nodal Results Translator, you cannot specify the existing results file and so on. There are two options in such cases:

  1. Use a similar analysis that has been completed to enter the Nodal Results Translator input, store the input to an .LCN file, then edit the .LCN file and adjust it for the model yet to be analyzed. This would be the better option.
  2. Create a text file by cutting and pasting the appropriate text from each of the three sections in the following table and replacing all ?? with your input. Any line or portion of a line following a ! can be deleted.

In all cases, entries of True or False can be replaced with 1 or 0, respectively.

The Nodal Results Translator reads the .LCN file by searching for keywords on each line. Do not change any text to the left of the colon (:). Blank lines and comments (following the !) can be deleted or added. Capitalization of your input does not matter.

New results files of text format can be created, appended, or overwritten. Binary format new result files can only be created or overwritten. In both cases, if the recall file specifies creating and the new results file already exists, it will be switched to overwriting to ensure that the file is first cleared.

  1. Input File and Options
    • 1a. When the existing results file is a binary format, use the following lines of text and specify the file name:

      Load Case/Node list for Nodal Results Translator: 1.06

      ! blank lines and text after ! are ignored.

      Existing Results File..: ??

      Existing Results File Type: Binary

    • 1b. When the existing results file is a text format, use the following lines of text and specify the file name and options (?? entries):

      ! Load Case/Node list for Nodal Results Translator: 1.06

      ! blank lines and text after ! are ignored.

      Existing Results File..: ??

      Existing Results File Type: Text

      ! Input Text Options:

      Column Separator.: ?? ! acceptable entries in table below

      Load case number on each line: ?? ! true or false

      Node numbers on each line.: ?? ! true or false

      Ignore quantity on each line.: ?? ! true or false

  2. Output File and Options
    • 2a. When the new results file is a binary format, use the following lines of text and specify the file name, whether the new file is being overwritten or is new, and the adjustment values for each of the 6 degrees of freedom.

      New Results File.: ??

      Creating or Overwriting: ??

      New Results File Type..: Binary

      Adjustment Value magnitudes.: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??

    • 2b. When the new results file is a text format, use the following lines of text:

      New Results File.: ??

      Creating, Appending, Overwriting: ??

      New Results File Type..: Text

      ! Output Text Options:

      Text headers above columns..: ?? ! true or false

      Load case numbers on each line.: ?? ! true or false

      Node numbers on each line: ?? ! true or false

      Add blank line between different load cases: ?? ! true or false

      Group results on single row.: ?? ! true or false

      Column Separator: ?? ! see table below

      Number Format: ?? ! General, Fixed, or Scientific

      ! if Fixed or Scientific include the following 2 lines.

      ! DO NOT include the following 2 lines for General format

      Number of decimal places.: ??

      Align decimals..: ?? ! true or false

      ! if Fixed, include the following line.

      ! DO NOT include the following line for General or Scientific

      Number of leading digits.: ??

      Adjustment Value columns to output: ??,??,??,??,??,?? ! true false

      Total magnitude columns to output.: ??,?? ! true or false

      Adjustment Value magnitudes.: ??,??,??,??,??,??

  3. Load Case and Node Output
    • 3a. To use the Specify Cases, All Nodes and the load case list, use the following lines of text:

      Load Case and Node Output: Specify Cases, All Nodes

      ! start each load case line with an *

      ! use - and/or , to separate multiple entries, such as *1-5,10-15

      *??

    • 3b. To use the Specify Load Cases and Nodes and the load case spreadsheet, use the following lines of text:

      Load Case and Node Output: Specify Load Cases and Nodes

      ! start each load case line with an *

      ! follow each line of load case(s) with list of corresponding nodes.

      ! use - and/or , to separate multiple entries, such as 1-5,10-15

      *?? ! entry in Load Case(s) cell

      ?? ! entry in Node(s) cell. Use multiple rows for node cells as needed.

Separator Existing Results File New Results File
, [Comma] yes yes
; [Semi-colon] yes yes
[Tab] yes yes
[Return] no yes
[Space] yes yes
Any user specified text. Enclose in quotes "" if the separator includes spaces. yes yes
Parent topic: Nodal Results Translator