Pybaqus

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With this option it is possible to read Abaqus mesh and result ASCII files, with .fil extension.

This importer is implemented as a Tcl plugin using the Pybaqus Pyhton module, with limited features (cannot read .odb native Abaqus results)

The first thing you need is to tell Abaqus that you want an ASCII *.fil result file. To get that you need to write the following lines in your *.inp file, within the step definition (before the *End Step command) e.g.:

...
*FILE FORMAT, ASCII
*EL FILE, DIRECTIONS=YES
S, E, COORD
*NODE FILE
COORD, U

*End Step
...

You can specify different output variables (as long as they are available for the elements you are using, of course). After submitting your model you will get a *.fil file. This is the file you need, as it can be imported with Pybaqus.