Output Files

Message output files

<fname>.out or <fname>.log, if the -l option is used during the execution of Netfabb Simulation.

Results output files

Files written in . directory:

File extension Result type
.bin Binary temperature results file input into mechanical analysis
.case Mesh and simulation results for post processing
.DDM Element activation history
.lsr Laser path

Files written in . directory when using the *WRTU card:

File extension Result type
.wrtu Nodal displacement results
.wrtu.epp Nodal plastic strain results
.wrtu.ept Nodal elastic strain results
.wrtu.eqp Nodal equivalent plastic strain results
.wrtu.sd3 Nodal principal stress results
.wrtu.sig Nodal Cauchy stress results
.wrtu.sp3 Nodal principal stress direction results
.wrtu.svm Nodal Von mises stress results
.wrtu.tmp Nodal temperature results

Files written in ./results directory:

These are the results files that can be read by Autodesk Simulation Utility for Netfabb, Paraview, or any other visualization software compatible with the Ensight Gold file format, which are written by default.

File extension Result type
_bbbbb.geo.ens Mesh for post-processing
_bbbbb.tmp.ens Nodal temperature for post-processing
_bbbbb.dis.ens Nodal displacement for post-processing
_bbbbb.sig.ens Nodal Cauchy stress for post-processing
_bbbbb.svm.ens Von Mises stress for post-processing
_bbbbb.spr.ens Principal stress for post-processing
_bbbbb.mlt.ens Melt indicator for post-processing
_bbbbb.case Mesh and results for post-processing

Patran files

The following results files can be read by Patran (MSC Software); these files are written when the optional *ADDP card is enabled in the thermal and mechanical input files.

File name Result type
aa_bbbbb.tmp Nodal temperature for Patran post-processing
aa_bbbbb.flu Nodal flux for Patran post-processing
aa_bbbbb.dis Nodal displacement for Patran post-processing
aa_bbbbb.str Element stress for Patran post-processing
aa_bbbbb.sig Nodal stress for Patran post-processing
_bbbbb.out Mesh Patran neutral file for adaptive analysis

aa is the sensitivity variable number. If aa=00, file contains analysis results.

bbbbb is the time increment number.