**process format#
Description#
This post processor is used to produce an “export file” containing the
specified variables for all the maps being run. The output file is a
formatted ASCII file. The variables should exist in the file specified
by the **file command command. For instance, the command
*list_var U1 should not be given with **file integ. Note:
this post processor also exists for ***local_post_processing,
with similar options.
Syntax#
**process format
\(~\,\) *file file
\(~\,\) *list_var name1 … nameN
[ *precision digits ]
[ *optimizer ]
[ *blank_line ]
[ *write_nodal_coordinates coord | coord0 | none ]
[ *write_gp_coordinates ]
where file denotes the name of the output file, and name1, …,
nameN is a list of scalar variable names to output. For each map, the
values at all locations (nodes, integration points) are stored. The
option *optimizer inhibits the writing of the output lines
containing the character string # === time followed by the time
associated with the current map, and the character string listing all
variables. The option *precision determines the number of digits
with which the results will be written (default is 10). The option
*blank_line writes an empty line between each output map. Some
plotting programs, for instance gnuplot, may need this.
For variables associated to nodes, it is possible to write out the nodal
coordinates as well by using the *write_nodal_coordinates option.
This options takes as argument either coord to indicate that the
current coordinates should be written, or coord0 to indicate that
the initial coordinates should be written. The default value none
indicates that the nodal coordinates should not be written. Note:
currently this option does not exist for the
***local_post_processing **format version of this command.
For integrated variables, it is also possible to write out the Gauss
point coordinates, by specifying the *write_gp_coordinates option.