Command Default

The default is N = 1, meaning that results data are from the "first" layer. If KEYOPT(8) = 0, "first" layer actually means the bottom of the bottom layer and the top of the top layer.

Notes

Defines the element layer for which results data are to be stored for postprocessing. Applies to stress and strain data for layered elements SHELL181, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLSH190, SHELL208, SHELL209, SHELL281, REINF265, and ELBOW290, and to body temperature (ESOL,,,,BFE,TEMP), temperature gradient (ESOL,,,,TG), and thermal flux (ESOL,,,,TF) for SHELL294.

The SHELL command can be used (for shell elements) to specify a location (TOP, MID, BOT) within the layer for selection on the ESOL command. Transverse shear stresses for MID are linearly averaged from TOP and BOT, and do not reflect a parabolic distribution. Setting KEYOPT(8) = 2 for SHELL181, SHELL208, SHELL209, SHELL281, and ELBOW290 writes the mid-surface values directly to the results file and yields more accurate values than linear averaging.

That this command cannot be used for energy output, as energy is a per-element quantity.

When using the LAYERP26 command with SHELL181, SOLID185, SOLID186, SOLSH190, SHELL208, or SHELL209, KEYOPT(8) must be set to 1 (or 2 for SHELL181, SHELL208, SHELL209, SHELL281, and ELBOW290) in order to store results for all layers.

In POST26, the ESOL data stored is based on the active LAYERP26 specification at the time the data is stored. To store data at various specifications (for example, layers 2 and 5), issue a STORE command before each new specification.

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