ShellMITC4 Stresses Recorder

[tswelt]

Hello,

I am using the following recorder to output the stresses in a single shell element in 3D analysis:

recorder Element -file timo/Element.out -time -ele 1 stresses

This recorder gives me 32 data points per load step. I am assuming that these 32 points correspond to 8 parameters at each of 6 faces, following the following format:

sxx syy szz sxy sxz syz ? ?

I am unsure if this is the correct order, and also what the last 2 data points are. Also, I am unsure of the numbering convention for the 6 shell sides.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!

TW

[vesna]

if you record it using -xml format (instead of -file) you may get information you are looking for.

[tswelt]

Great thanks! Makes more sense now.