.secres file

The .secres file is an OptiStruct ASCII format results file.

File Creation

This file is created when SECTION Bulk Data Entry is present in the model and/or 3D pretension bolts are present in the model.

File Contents

This file contains a summary SECTION coordinate systems and Section Resultant forces and moments. In the .secres file, the full name of the section surface used for the pretension bolt definition is also printed.
Note: This information is also printed in the .out file.

File Format

The following table format is used to print the initial contact summary information.


Figure 1.
Type Name Content
NA SECTION COORDINATE SYSTEMS (XX,XY,XZ) (YX,YY,YZ) (ZX,ZY,ZZ) identify the axes of the coordinate system and (RX,RY,RZ) identifies the reference point
NA Full Pretension Section Surface Name Full name of the bolt pretension section used during the definition of the pretension bolt.
NA SECTION RESULTANTS FOR SUBCASE # Lists the resultant section forces and moments for each subcase #.
NA Full Pretension Section Surface Name Full name of the bolt pretension section used during the definition of the pretension bolt.