This chapter discusses obtaining, postprocessing, and visualizing results from Abaqus analyses. It provides an overview of the following enhancements:

• “Element nodal forces in beam section orientations,” Section 13.1

• “PSD and RMS Mises stress contour and history plots from random response analysis,” Section 13.2

• “Enhancements to output from direct steady-state dynamic analysis,” Section 13.3

• “Isosurface contour type for contour plots,” Section 13.4

• “Allowing for multiple view cuts,” Section 13.5

• “Interpolated values on cut surfaces for symbol plots,” Section 13.6

• “Improved control over arrow color and display in symbol plots,” Section 13.7

• “Combining data from multiple output databases,” Section 13.8

• “Finding the nearest node to a point,” Section 13.9

• “Finding the average temperature of a set of elements,” Section 13.10

• “New output variables for connectors,” Section 13.11

• “Field output for connectors,” Section 13.12

• “Improvements to filtered field output,” Section 13.13

• “Enhancements to free body cuts,” Section 13.14

• “Calculation of contour limits based on all frames in an animation,” Section 13.15

• “Total time display for time history animation,” Section 13.16