Write output for node / element set in VUMAT

[cochiece]

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to write output in VUMAT for a specific node or element set using the WRITE statement? At the moment I can only write output for an entire model (all the nodes) at every increment. This can lead to very big status files (I use WRITE(6,*)). It would be good to be able to write output (e.g. stressNew(k,*) etc) for just a particular set that is of interest.

Thanks guys![/b]

[Jorgen]

Unfortunately there is, as far as I know, no way to determine the node or element number from within a VUMAT. What you can do is to assign a specific value to a field variable that identifies the node or element set. You can then read that field variable from within the VUMAT.

- Jorgen