The Select file form allows you to select a file to be read. There are several features available. This form is brought up when you select the Select Results File button on the Read Results form. The default file filters will change depending on the Current analysis code in the Preferences menu.

For direct ODB access (Attach method), no results are created in Patran, and all result types represented within the field output data in the ODB file are available for postprocessing.

The following table indicates all the possible results quantities which can be loaded into the Patran database during results translation (Translate method) from ABAQUS. The Primary and Secondary Labels are the items you select from the postprocessing menus. The Type indicates whether the results are Scalar, Vector, or Tensor. This determines which postprocessing techniques will be available to view this results quantity. Post Codes indicates which ABAQUS element post codes the data comes from. The Description gives a brief discussion about the results quantity. The Output Requests forms use the actual primary and secondary labels that will appear in the results. For example, if “Strain, Elastic” is selected on the Element Output Requests form, the “Strain, Elastic” is created for postprocessing.