The Report Generator plug-in enables you to create an
HTML report using the model data and results
data in an
Abaqus
output database (.odb) file. You can adjust the settings
in the plug-in to select the content that you want to include in the report and
to customize the appearance of the report. You can also save your commonly used
report settings into a report options file, which can be loaded for use in
another session or for another output database.
You can launch the Report Generator by selecting
Plug-insToolsReport
Generator from the main menu bar in
the Visualization module.
Once you select the content that you want to include and click
Generate,
Abaqus/CAE
generates the report and opens it automatically in your default browser.
By default,
Abaqus/CAE
generates report output in the current working directory, but you can specify a
different location. When you generate a report,
Abaqus/CAE
overwrites any report content in the output directory that you select. If you
want to retain a report, you should move all of the report files to a secure
location where you are not likely to overwrite their contents. All of the files
included in an HTML report are listed in the
File Summary section of the report.
Many of the options in the Report Generator control
the types of graphical data that you add to the report. You can include the
following types of figures in a report:
3D XML figures: Toggle on
Include 3DXML to include a figure in 3D
XML format, a file format that enables you to manipulate a
three-dimensional rendition of your assembly directly in the report. If your
report includes content in 3D XML format, you
must use Internet Explorer and the 3D XML
Player to display the report properly. You can download the
3D XML Player from the
Dassault Systèmes
website at
http://www.3ds.com.
Two-dimensional custom views: Toggle on one or more of the
View Options settings to generate figures that display the
assembly from one or more of the predefined views or user-defined views in
Abaqus/CAE.
Additional figures: Use the Save Current Viewport
plug-in to create a custom, named figure of the current viewport, which you can
then include in a report by selecting it from one of the Additional
figures lists in the Report Generator plug-in.
Each Additional figures list displays only the custom
figures that were created in the corresponding module; for example, the
Material Information section of the report can include
additional figures only when they were created in
Property module.
You can launch the Save Current Viewport plug-in
by selecting
Plug-insToolsSave
Current Viewport. This plug-in is available in the
Property module,
the
Assembly module,
the
Load module,
the
Interaction module,
and
the Visualization module.
The options in the Report Generator are organized
into tabbed pages that correspond, in general, to the sections in the
HTML report. The following options are
available:
General
You can select the directory in which the
HTML report files will be generated, change
the title that appears at the top of the report, and change the user name that
appears in the report. You can also display all of the images in the report at
full size or display thumbnail images in the report that link to full-sized
versions.
Additional options allow you to include or exclude the top-level
components of the report, while settings on other pages in this dialog box
allow you to select the specific contents to include in each section. For
example, toggling on Include results on the
General page prompts
Abaqus/CAE
to include results data in the HTML report;
the options on the Results page enable you to control the
specific results data included in the report, such as results from individual
output variables or selected X–Y plots.
Materials
You can include figures and a 3D
XML–format file that display the assembly with its contents
color coded to highlight the material data. Figures can be displayed in any of
the default views or user-defined views in
Abaqus/CAE.
You can also include any additional viewport images saved in the
Property module
using the Save Current Viewport plug-in.
You can also append a table of materials to the material figures in the
HTML report. By default, the table of
materials describes the material properties for the materials defined in the
assembly and provides a color key to indicate which materials correspond to
each color in the figures. You can include full descriptions of each
hyperelastic and plastic material in the model; these descriptions are part of
the material definition.
Instances
You can include figures and a 3D
XML–format file that display the assembly with its contents
color coded to highlight the part instances. You select the part instances that
you want to display from a list and display the part instances together in a
single image or individually in separate images. Figures can be displayed in
any of the default views or user-defined views in
Abaqus/CAE.
You can also include any additional viewport images saved in the
Assembly module
using the Save Current Viewport plug-in.
You can append a table of part instances to the part instance figures in
the HTML report. The table of part instances
describes the part definition for the instances included in the assembly and
provides a color key to indicate which part instances correspond to each color
in the figures.
Loads
If you saved any viewport figures in the
Load module
using the Save Current Viewport plug-in, you can include
any of those figures in the Load Information section of
the report.
Interactions
If you saved any viewport figures in the
Interaction module
using the Save Current Viewport plug-in, you can include
any of those figures in the Interaction Information
section of the report.
Results
You can include figures and a 3D
XML–format file that display contour plots of the assembly for
a single step and increment in the analysis for the field output variables that
you select. Figures can be displayed in any of the default views or
user-defined views in
Abaqus/CAE.
You can also include any additional viewport images saved in
the Visualization module
using the Save Current Viewport plug-in. To select the
field output variables for which you want to create contour plots, click
Populate, then select variables and figure options from
the dialog box that appears.
You can also include X–Y plots from the current
output database or the current session in the report.
Format
You can customize the appearance of the report by generating the report
using a custom style sheet and by displaying an image such as a company logo in
the report.