Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb		Description
			Field	History
CNFn	•			•	Connector friction-generating contact force component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CNMn	•			•	Connector friction-generating contact moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CNFC	•			•	Connector friction-generating contact force in the instantaneous slip direction. Available only if friction is defined in the slip direction.
CDMG	•	•		•	All components of the overall damage variable.
CDMGn	•			•	Overall damage variable component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDMGRn	•			•	Overall damage variable component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIF	•	•		•	Components of connector force-based damage initiation criterion in all directions.
CDIFn	•			•	Connector force-based damage initiation criterion in the n-translation direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIFRn	•			•	Connector force-based damage initiation criterion in the n-rotation direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIFC	•			•	Connector force-based damage initiation criterion in the instantaneous slip direction.
CDIM	•	•		•	Components of connector motion-based damage initiation criterion in all directions.
CDIMn	•			•	Connector motion-based damage initiation criterion in the n-translation direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIMRn	•			•	Connector motion-based damage initiation criterion in the n-rotation direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIMC	•			•	Connector motion-based damage initiation criterion in the instantaneous slip direction.
CDIP	•	•		•	Components of connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterion in all directions.
CDIPn	•			•	Connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterion in the n-translation direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIPRn	•			•	Connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterion in the n-rotation direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CDIPC	•			•	Connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterion in the instantaneous slip direction.
CSLST	•	•		•	All flags for connector stop and connector lock status.

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			Field	History
CSLSTi	•			•	Flag for connector stop and connector lock status in the i-direction (i = 1, ..., 6).
CASU	•	•		•	Components of accumulated slip in all directions.
CASUn	•			•	Connector accumulated slip in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CASURn	•			•	Connector angular accumulated slip in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CASUC	•			•	Connector accumulated slip in the instantaneous slip direction. Available only if friction is defined in the slip direction.
CIVC	•	•		•	Connector instantaneous velocity in the slip direction. Available only if friction is defined in the slip direction.
CRF	•	•		•	All components of connector reaction forces and moments.
CRFn	•			•	Connector reaction force component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CRMn	•			•	Connector reaction moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CCF	•	•		•	All components of connector concentrated forces and moments.
CCFn	•			•	Connector concentrated force component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CCMn	•			•	Connector concentrated moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CP	•	•		•	Relative positions in all directions.
CPn	•			•	Relative position in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CPRn	•			•	Relative angular position in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CU	•	•	•	•	Relative displacements and rotations in all directions.
CUn	•			•	Relative displacement in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CURn	•			•	Relative rotation in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CCU	•	•		•	Constitutive displacements and rotations in all directions.
CCUn	•			•	Constitutive displacement in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CCURn	•			•	Constitutive rotation in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CV	•	•		•	Relative velocities in all directions.

Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb		Description
			Field	History
CVn	•			•	Relative velocity in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CVRn	•			•	Relative angular velocity in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CA	•	•		•	Relative accelerations in all directions.
CAn	•			•	Relative acceleration in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CARn	•			•	Relative angular acceleration in the n-direction (n = 1, 2, 3).
CFAILST	•	•		•	All flags for connector failure status.
CFAILSTi	•			•	Flag for connector failure status in the i-direction (i = 1, ..., 6).

# Element face variables You can request element face variable output to the output database (see “Element output” in “Output to the output database,” Section 4.1.3). These variables are available only for shell, membrane, and solid elements.

Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb		Description
			Field	History
P			•		Uniformly distributed pressure load on element faces, including those imported using the PRESS co-simulation field ID. When the pressure is defined using *DLOAD, the variable name is changed automatically to PDLOAD.
HP			•		Hydrostatic pressure load on element faces. When the pressure is defined using *DLOAD, the variable name is changed automatically to HPDLOAD.
TRNOR			•		Normal component (component along face normal) of traction load on element faces.
TRSHR			•		Shear component (component along face tangent) of traction load on element faces.
FLUXS			•		Uniformly distributed heat fluxes on element faces.
FILMCOEF			•		Reference film coefficient value on element faces.
SINKTEMP			•		Reference sink temperature on element faces.

# Whole element energy density variables In steady-state dynamics all energy quantities are net per-cycle values, unless otherwise noted. The following energy density output variables are written to the restart (.res) file and the output database (.odb) file (see “Energy balance,” Section 1.5.5 of the Abaqus Theory Guide):

Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb		Description
			Field	History
ELEDEN			•		All energy density components. None of the energies are available in mode-based procedures; a limited number of them are available for direct-solution steady-state dynamic and subspace-based steady-state dynamic analyses.
EKEDEN			•	•	Kinetic energy density in the element. In steady-state dynamic analysis this is the cyclic mean value.
ESEDEN			•	•	Total elastic strain energy density in the element. When the Mullins effect is modeled with hyperelastic materials, this quantity represents only the recoverable part of energy density in the element. This variable is not available in eigenvalue extraction procedures. In steady-state dynamic analysis this is the cyclic mean value.
EPDDEN			•	•	Total energy dissipated per unit volume in the element by rate-independent and rate-dependent plastic deformation. Not available for steady-state dynamic analysis.
ECDDEN			•	•	Total energy dissipated per unit volume in the element by creep, swelling, and viscoelasticity. Not available for steady-state dynamic analysis.
EVDDEN			•	•	Total energy dissipated per unit volume in the element by viscous effects, not inclusive of energy dissipated through static stabilization or viscoelasticity.
ESDDEN			•	•	Total energy dissipated per unit volume in the element resulting from static stabilization. Not available for steady-state dynamic analysis.
ECTEDEN			•	•	Total electrostatic energy density in the element. Not available for steady-state dynamic analysis.
EASEDEN			•	•	Total “artificial” strain energy density in the element (energy associated with constraints used to remove singular modes, such as hourglass control, and with

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			Field History
				constraints used to make the drill rotation follow the in-plane rotation of the shell element). Not available for steady-state dynamic analysis.
EDMDDEN			• •	Total energy dissipated per unit volume in the element by damage. Not available for steady-state dynamic analysis.

# Whole element error indicator variables You can request that the following error indicator variables and element average variables be output only to the output database (.odb) file (see “Selection of error indicators influencing adaptive remeshing,” Section 12.3.2).

Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb		Description
			Field	History
ENDEN			•		Element energy density, including plastic dissipation and creep dissipation if present.
ENDENERI			•		Element energy density error indicator, including plastic dissipation error and creep dissipation error if present.
MISESAVG			•		Element average Mises equivalent stress.
MISESERI			•		Element Mises equivalent stress error indicator.
PEEQAVG			•		Element average equivalent plastic strain.
PEEQERI			•		Element equivalent plastic strain error indicator.
PEAVG			•		Element average plastic strain.
PEERI			•		Element plastic strain error indicator.
CEAVG			•		Element average creep strain.
CEERI			•		Element creep strain error indicator.
HFLAVG			•		Element average heat flux.
HFLERI			•		Element heat flux error indicator.
EFLAVG			•		Element average electric flux.
EFLERI			•		Element electric flux error indicator.
EPGAVG			•		Element average electric potential gradient.
EPGERI			•		Element electric potential gradient error indicator.

# Nodal variables You can request nodal variable output to the data, results, or output database file (see “Node output” in “Output to the data and results files,” Section 4.1.2, and “Node output” in “Output to the output database,” Section 4.1.3).

Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb		Description
			Field	History
U	•	•	•	•	All physical displacement components, including rotations at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom (for output to the output database, only field-type output includes the rotations).
UT			•	•	All translational displacement components.
UR			•	•	All rotational displacement components.
Un	•			•	$u_n$ displacement component ( $n = 1,2,3$ ).
URn	•			•	$\phi_n$ rotation component ( $n = 1,2,3$ ).
WARP	•			•	Warping magnitude. Available only for open-section beam elements.
V	•	•	•	•	All velocity components, including rotational velocities at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom (for output to the output database, only field-type output includes the rotational velocities).
VT			•	•	All translational velocity components.
VR			•	•	All rotational velocity components.
Vn	•			•	$\dot{u}_n$ velocity component ( $n = 1,2,3$ ).
VRn	•			•	$\dot{\phi}_n$ rotational velocity component ( $n = 1,2,3$ ).
A	•	•	•	•	All acceleration components, including rotational accelerations at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom (for output to the output database, only field-type output includes the rotational accelerations).
AT			•	•	All translational acceleration components.
AR			•	•	All rotational acceleration components.
An	•			•	$\ddot{u}_n$ acceleration component ( $n = 1,2,3$ ).
ARn	•			•	$\dot{\phi}_n$ rotational acceleration component ( $n = 1,2,3$ ).
POR	•	•	•	•	Pore or acoustic pressure at a node.
CFF	•	•	•	•	Concentrated fluid flow at a node, including those imported using the CFLOW co-simulation field ID.
NT	•	•	•	•	All temperature values at a node, including those imported using the TEMP co-simulation field ID.

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				These will be the temperatures defined as degrees of freedom if heat transfer elements are connected to the node, or predefined temperatures if the node is connected only to stress or mass diffusion elements without temperature degrees of freedom.
NTn	•			• Temperature degree of freedom n at a node (n = 11, 12, . . .).
EPOT	•	•	•	• All electrical potential degrees of freedom at a node.
NNC	•	•	•	• All normalized concentration values at a node.
NNCn	•			• Normalized concentration degree of freedom n at a node (n = 11).
RF	•	•	•	• All components of reaction forces, including components of reaction moments at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom (conjugate to prescribed displacements and rotations). For output to the output database, only the field-type output includes the components of reaction moments at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom.
RT			•	• All reaction force components.
RM			•	• All reaction moment components.
RFn	•			• Reaction force component n (n = 1, 2, 3) (conjugate to prescribed displacement $u_n$ ).
RMn	•			• Reaction moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3) (conjugate to prescribed rotation $\phi_n$ ).
RWM	•			• Reaction bimoment in degree of freedom 7, conjugate to prescribed warping amplitude. Available only for open-section beam elements.
CF	•	•	•	• All components of point loads and concentrated moments, including loads imported using the CF co-simulation field ID.
CFn	•			• Point load component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CMn	•			• Point moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
CW	•			• Load component in degree of freedom 7. Available only for open-section beam elements.
TF	•	•	•	• All components of total forces, including components of total moments at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom. Total force is the sum of the reaction force

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					and point loads. For output to the output database, only the field-type output includes the components of total moments at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom.
TFn	●			●	Total force component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
TMn	●			●	Total moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
VF	●	●	●	●	All components of viscous forces and moments due to static stabilization.
VFn	●			●	Stabilization viscous force component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
VMn	●			●	Stabilization viscous moment component n (n = 1, 2, 3).
COORD	●	●	●	●	Coordinates of the node. These are the current coordinates if the large-displacement formulation is being used.
COORn	●			●	Coordinate n (n = 1, 2, 3).
STRAINFREE			●		Strain-free adjustments to initial nodal positions (adjusted position minus unadjusted position; only written to the output database (.odb) file for the original field output frame at zero time).
RCHG	●	●	●	●	Reactive electrical nodal charge (conjugate to prescribed electrical potential).
CECHG	●	●	●	●	Concentrated electrical nodal charge.
RECUR	●	●	●	●	Reactive electrical nodal current (conjugate to prescribed electrical potential).
CECUR	●	●	●	●	Concentrated electrical nodal current.
PCAV	●	●		●	Hydrostatic fluid gauge pressure (total pressure = ambient pressure + hydrostatic fluid gauge pressure).
CVOL	●	●		●	Hydrostatic fluid cavity volume.
MOT	●	●	●	●	All components of motion in cavity radiation heat transfer analysis.
MOTn	●			●	mn motion component (n = 1, 2, 3) in cavity radiation heat transfer analysis.

Acoustic quantities

POR	●	●	●	●
INFR			●

Acoustic pressure. Acoustic infinite element “radius,” used in the coordinate map for these elements. Available only if the direct-solution steady-state dynamic procedure is

Identifier	.dat	.fil	.odb	Description
			Field History
				used, and available only for nodes attached to acoustic infinite elements.
INFC			•	Acoustic infinite element “cosine,” used in the coordinate map for these elements. Available only if the direct-solution steady-state dynamic procedure is used, and available only for nodes attached to acoustic infinite elements.
INFN			•	Acoustic infinite element normal vector. Available only if the direct-solution steady-state dynamic procedure is used, and available only for nodes attached to acoustic infinite elements.
PINF			•	Acoustic pressure coefficients for the higher-order basis functions in acoustic infinite elements. Available only if the direct-solution steady-state dynamic procedure is used, and available only for acoustic infinite elements.
SPL			• •	Acoustic sound pressure level at a node.
Enriched element quantities
PHILSM			• •	Signed distance function to describe the crack surface.
PSILSM			• •	Signed distance function to describe the initial crack front.

# Heat or mass flux The following variables correspond to heat flux in temperature analyses or concentration volumetric flux in mass diffusion analysis:

RFL	•	•	•	•	All reaction flux values (conjugate to prescribed temperature or normalized concentration).
RFLn	•			•	Reaction flux value n at a node (n = 11,12,...) (conjugate to prescribed temperature or normalized concentration).
CFL	•	•	•	•	All concentrated flux values, including those imported using the CFL co-simulation field ID.
CFLn	•			•	Concentrated flux values n at a node (n = 11,12,...).
RFLE	•	•	•	•	The total flux at the node (including flux convected through the node in convection elements), excluding external fluxes (due to concentrated fluxes, distributed

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RFLEn

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fluxes, film conditions, radiation conditions, and radiation view factors). The value of RFLE is, thus, equal and opposite to the sum of all applied fluxes. Flux value n excluding externally applied flux loads at a node (n = 11, 12, ...).

# Steady-state dynamic analysis The following variables are available only for steady-state (frequency domain) dynamic analyses (modal and direct). These variables include both magnitude and phase angle for all components. Phase angles are given in degrees. In the data file there are two lines of output for each request. The first line contains the magnitude, and the second line (indicated by the SSD footnote) contains the phase angle. In the results file, the magnitudes of all components are first, followed by the phase angles of all components.

PU	•	•	Magnitude and phase angle of all displacement components at the node and magnitude and phase angle of the rotations at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom.
PUn	•		Magnitude and phase angle of component n of the displacement (n = 1, 2, 3).
PURn	•		Magnitude and phase angle of component n of the rotation (n = 1, 2, 3).
PPOR	•	•	Magnitude and phase angle of the fluid, pore, or acoustic pressure at the node.
PHPOT	•	•	Magnitude and phase angle of the electrical potential at the node.
PRF	•	•	Magnitude and phase angle of the reaction forces at the node and of the reaction moments at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom.
PRFn	•		Magnitude and phase angle of component n of the reaction force (n = 1, 2, 3).
PRMn	•		Magnitude and phase angle of component n of the reaction moment (n = 1, 2, 3).
PHCHG	•	•	Magnitude and phase angle of the reactive charge at the node.

# Modal dynamic, steady-state, and random response analysis The following variables are available only for modal dynamic, steady-state (frequency domain), and random response analyses. “Relative” values are measured relative to the motion of the primary base