SPCCHARGE

I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry Used to request single-point charge of constraint output for electrostatic subcases or piezoelectric analysis.

Format

SPCCHARGE = option

Definition

Argument Options Description
format <H3D, blank>

Default = blank
H3D
Results are output in Hyper3D format (.h3d file).
blank
Results are output in all active formats for which the result is available.
option <YES, ALL, NO, NONE, SID>

Default = ALL
YES, ALL, blank
The single-point charge of constraint result is output for all nodes.
NO, NONE
The single-point charge of constraint result is not output.
SID
If a set ID is given, the single-point charge of constraint result is output only for nodes listed in that set.

Comments

  1. When an SPCCHARGE command is not present, single-point charge of constraint is not output.
  2. Single-point charge of constraint values are highly dependent on mesh density and type of elements used.
  3. When single-point charge of constraint is calculated, the reaction charge summary and the applied charge summary for the affected subcases are written to the .out file.
  4. Only H3D format is available for SPCCHARGE. See Results Output by OptiStruct for information on the results available and their respective formats.
  5. Multiple instances of this card are allowed. If instances are conflicting, the last instance dominates.