{"id":374764,"date":"2024-08-01T18:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/combining-ansys-mechanical-rst-files-from-separate-simulations-in-sequence\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T18:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T18:34:53","slug":"combining-ansys-mechanical-rst-files-from-separate-simulations-in-sequence","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/combining-ansys-mechanical-rst-files-from-separate-simulations-in-sequence\/","title":{"rendered":"Combining ANSYS Mechanical .rst Files from Separate Simulations in Sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Forum Members,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I need help combining ANSYS Mechanical APDL result files (.rst) from two separate simulations into one sequentially.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Background:**<\/p>\n<p>I ran two static structural analyses on the same model with different load conditions:<br \/>1. **System A:** Force in Z direction (`file.rst` of System A).<br \/>2. **System B:** Force in X direction (`file.rst` of System B).<\/p>\n<p>Both simulations share identical structures (geometry, material, mesh, contact conditions, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Objective:**<\/p>\n<p>Combine the `file.rst` of System A and System B into a single `file.rst`, with Load Step results sequentially arranged as if run in a single simulation with two load steps from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Request:**<\/p>\n<p>Seeking advice, scripts, or methodologies to combine .rst files while preserving Load Step results. Interested in ANSYS Mechanical APDL commands, scripting techniques, or third-party tools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Note:**<\/p>\n<p>I am not looking for suggestions on combining distributed result files such as `file0.rst`, `file1.rst`, `file2.rst`, `file3.rst`. This has nothing to do with distributed result files.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best regards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-374764","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-mechanical"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["59302","3937","29897"],"_bbp_author_ip":["91.249.221.34"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["531"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_topic_id":["374764"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["3937","59302","29897"],"_bbp_voice_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count":["4"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["407748"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["407748"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2025-01-30 14:05:24"]},"test":"shahriar-kahnamooispringer-group"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/374764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/374764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}