An effective way to read a results (*.fil) file and transfer the Abaqus results into Matlab is to use the recently published toolbox Abaqus2Matlab. Relevant code has been uploaded at the Matlab Central File Exchange, as

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/54919-abaqus2matlab

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(1) Get *.txt files from other FEM softwares, find the corresponding node numbers of abaqus , of couse using the same CAD modle and roughly same element size and type. Rewrite the *.inp file of the ananlysis modle:

**Name:Field-1 Type:Temperature

*Temperature,input=Node_Temperature.txt

**

The Node_Temperature.txt shoule be in the same work directory and the content is:

*TEMPERATURE

Part-1-1.1,20

Part-1-1.2,20

Part-1-1.3,20

Part-1-1.4,20

Part-1-1.5,20

Part-1-1.6,20

Part-1-1.7,20

Part-1-1.8,20

Part-1-1.9,20

Part-1-1.10,20

Part-1-1.11,20

Part-1-1.12,20

Part-1-1.13,20

..............

..............

Part-1-1 must be added, the assembly model name, 20 is temperature value.

(2) Two kinds of files can be effectively applied, *.odb and *.fil, The abaqus default output binary odb and fil. *.fil files can be transfered to ASCII by command :

abaqus acsfil job=job_name

then input job_name with no suffix

The detail descriptions of fil files with ASCII format is able to find in Abaqus Analysis User's Manual.

I1 8 I4 1900 I1 5 A S4R I3 195 I3 198 I3 205 I3 204

change the temperature value of different node (This will be a hard work,but if you use python or C++ to automaticly revise will be better)

Use Predefined Field to added the changed ASCII fil file.

(3) In Abaqus/CAE go to: Field->Analytical Field->Mapped Field. You can define value for each (X,Y,Z) points.But the step time and increment can not be defined. You can give diferent Step increment to achieve transient analysis.

Tip:

fil file can be output by rewrite the *.inp file

*Output, field

*Node Output

NT,

*Element Output

HFL,

*Node fil

NT,

**

An effective way to read a results (*.fil) file and transfer the Abaqus results into Matlab is to use the recently published toolbox Abaqus2Matlab. Relevant code has been uploaded at the Matlab Central File Exchange, as

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/54919-abaqus2matlab

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