Step Manager

The Abaqus Step Manager is a graphical interface that allows you to define Abaqus history keywords. The Abaqus Step Manager is accessed by loading the Abaqus user profile and clicking the Step Manager button on the Abaqus Utility menu. The process that allows you to create, edit, and review the following keywords in Engineering Solutions begins in the Step tab:

Analysis types:
	*BUCKLE
	*DYNAMIC
	*FREQUENCY
	*HEAT TRANSFER
	*MODAL DYNAMIC
	*STATIC
	*STEADY STATE DYNAMICS
Loads:
	*BOUNDARY
	*CLOAD
	*DLOAD
	*DSLOAD
	*FILM
	*CFILM
	*SFILM
	*TEMPERATURE
	*INERTIA RELIEF
	*INITIAL CONDITIONS {TYPE=TEMPERATURE, VELOCITY}
Output requests:
	*OUTPUT
	*NODE OUTPUT
	*ELEMENT OUTPUT
	*STEP OUTPUT
	*ENERGY OUTPUT
	*NODE FILE
	*EL FILE
	*STEP FILE
	*ENERGY FILE
	*NODE PRINT
	*EL PRINT
	*STEP PRINT
	*ENERGY PRINT
Interface controls:
	*MODEL CHANGE
	*CONTACT INTERFERENCE
	*CHANGE FRICTION
	*CLEARANCE
	*CONTACT CONTROLS
Others:
	*MONITOR
	*FILE FORMAT
	*PRINT
	*RESTART
	*STEP