Aaron, Thanks for your mail. Yes. Having three LS is the apt solution for my case but in different way. 1) Preload 2) Force until the 0.24 times of service load (say 24 N) 3) Force until 100 % of service load (say 100 N) This will be simpler than having a time step of 0.04 which will take more time to solve all sub steps. Reagrds, Benjamin Franklin F -----Original Message----- From: Caba, Aaron C (US) <aaron.caba@baesystems.com> Sent: 22 June 2023 20:36 To: XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Cc: Benjamin F Franklin (CAE-METHODS & STRU) <Benjamin.Franklin@ashokleyland.com> Subject: RE: outres to write result in specified time CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Benjamin, Can you just run 3 load steps and set the end times to 1, 1.24, & 2? Aaron C. Caba, Ph.D. Sr. Principal R&D Engineer BAE Systems, Inc. 4050 Peppers Ferry Road, Radford VA 24143-0100 http://www.baesystems.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin F Franklin (CAE-METHODS & STRU) via Xansys <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 11:38 PM To: XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Cc: Benjamin F Franklin (CAE-METHODS & STRU) <Benjamin.Franklin@ashokleyland.com> Subject: [Xansys] outres to write result in specified time External Email Alert This email has been sent from an account outside of the BAE Systems network. Please treat the email with caution, especially if you are requested to click on a link, decrypt/open an attachment, or enable macros. For further information on how to spot phishing, access "Cybersecurity OneSpace Page" and report phishing by clicking the button "Report Phishing" on the Outlook toolbar. Hi, I have an analysis with 2 Load Step. I need to force Ansys to write result at a specified time 1.24 at second LS. For this I inserted a command snippet which is set to be executed at second LS only. The macro is given below, *dim,resultime,array,2,1,1 *set,resultime(1,1),1.24,2 outres,erase outres,all,none outres,all,%resultime% Now I got the following error message, *** ERROR *** CP = 573.764 TIME= 12:15:32 The first time point set by array RESULTIME for the OUTRES command must be equal to or greater than the initial time. In my macro, the first time point is 1.24 which is greater than the initial time of second LS . i.e 1. Then why I got this error? How to correct this? Reagrds, Benjamin Franklin F Ashok Leyland Chennai The information contained in this communication is privileged, confidential and proprietary, and is intended for the sole use of/by the addressee. Usage by anyone other than the addressee is misuse and infringement to Proprietorship of Ashok Leyland Ltd. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender by reply mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _______________________________________________ Xansys mailing list -- xansys-temp@list.xansys.org To unsubscribe send an email to xansys-temp-leave@list.xansys.org If you are receiving too many emails from XANSYS please consider changing account settings to Digest mode which will send a single email per day. Please send administrative requests such as deletion from XANSYS to xansys-mod@tynecomp.co.uk and not to the list The information contained in this communication is privileged, confidential and proprietary, and is intended for the sole use of/by the addressee. Usage by anyone other than the addressee is misuse and infringement to Proprietorship of Ashok Leyland Ltd. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender by reply mail and destroy all copies of the original message.