DAMAGE

I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

DAMAGE – Output Request

Description

The DAMAGE command can be used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to request fatigue damage results output for all fatigue subcases or individual fatigue subcases, respectively.

Format

DAMAGE (format, type) = option

Argument	Options	Description
format	<H3D, OPTI, blank> Default = blank	H3D:	Results are output in Hyper3D format (.h3d file).
		OPTI:	Results are output in OptiStruct results format (.fat file).
		blank:	Results are output in all active formats for which the result is available.

type	<SUB, EVENT> Default = SUB	SUB:	Only the total damage from the fatigue subcase is output.
		EVENT:	Damage contribution from each FATEVNT and total damage from fatigue subcases are output.

option	<YES, ALL, NO, NONE, SID> Default = ALL	YES, ALL, blank:	Results are output for all elements.
		NO, NONE:	Results are not output.
		SID:	If a set ID is specified, results are output only for elements listed in that set.

Comments

Multiple formats are allowed on the same entry; these should be comma separated. If a format is not specified, this output control applies to all formats defined by the OUTPUT command, for which the result is available. See Results Output by OptiStruct for information on which results are available in which formats.

2.	Multiple instances of this card are allowed; if instances are conflicting, the last instance dominates.

3.	DAMAGE for a single EVENT defined in the input file is not output in an H3D file, but the total damage is always output, if DAMAGE(EVENT) is requested explicitly.