This Data Category is used to input requests for additional listing file output where specific information is required to define its extent and format. It is supplementary to the output obtained from the general printing requests of the Options List in the Preliminary Data Category, as the requests in this Data Category are necessarily more detailed. The requests for additional output fall into the following main categories.

Output of Nodal Positions/Motions

This output is related to positions and/or motions of nodes on a structure which are of particular interest to the user (e.g. a helicopter deck, mooring line attachment points, or crane tip). Additional information at these positions (a maximum of 35) is obtained by simply specifying the node number (see Geometric Properties - GEOM (Data Category 4) ) of those nodes in this data category. The difference between the positions/motions on two different structures or a structure and any fixed node may also be obtained.

Output of Positions/Motions and Forces at the CG

This gives more information about the positions/motions and the individual forces in the equations governing the position of the center of gravity of a structure at any stage in the analysis.

Please note that the program will output default information essential to the analysis automatically. This facility is available in order that the user may request additional information to:

The user should be aware of the information applicable to a particular analysis, as (Introduction) explains this in detail. However, the user can request all information to be output, and no errors will occur if a request is encountered for information which is not available for the particular analysis. In the event that the information requested is not available, the program will inform the user but will not produce an error message.