.kpi file

File Creation

This file is created when KPI output is requested via OUTPUT, FORMAT, or corresponding I/O Options Entry.

File Contents

This file contains key performance indicators for displacements, stresses, and strains.

Format

The following table format is used to print the key performance indicators information.

For Displacement KPI:

$ITERATION =      0
$DISPLACEMENTS
$SUBCASE ID =          1
       PID          GID          MAG          GID         X         GID         Y         GID         Z

Name: Contents
ITERATION: Iteration number of the Optimization run (for Analysis this is always 0)
DISPLACEMENTS: Indicates that Displacement KPI results are output
SUBCASE ID #: Subcase ID
PID: Property ID
GID: Grid ID
MAG: Displacement Magnitude
X, Y, Z: Displacements in X, Y, Z components for corresponding GID's

For Stress/Strain KPI:

$ITERATION =     0
$ELEMENT STRESSES
$SUBCASE ID =           1
       PID           EID          VON          XX/XX_I       YY/XX_2        ZZ/YY_1       XY/YY_2        YZ/YX_1       XZ/XY_2

$ITERATION =     0
$ELEMENT STRAINS
$SUBCASE ID =           1
       PID           EID          VON          XX/XX_I       YY/XX_2        ZZ/YY_1       XY/YY_2        YZ/YX_1       XZ/XY_2

Name: Contents
ITERATION: Iteration number of the Optimization run (for Analysis this is always 0)
ELEMENT STRESSES/STRAINS: Indicates that Stress/Strain KPI results are output
SUBCASE ID #: Subcase ID
PID: Property ID
EID: Element ID
VON: von Mises stresses/strains
XX, YY, ZZ, XY, YZ, XZ: Stress/strain components