The following table summarizes whether various ASCII output files contain nodal forces due to various loading or boundary conditions.
 |
NODFOR |
BNDOUT |
SPCFORC |
|---|---|---|---|
| *BOUNDARY_SPC | x | x | |
| *NODE | x | ||
| *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION | x | x | |
| *LOAD_NODE | x | x | |
| *LOAD_SEGMENT | x | x | |
| *CONTACT | x |
NCFORC and RCFORC contain nodal and resultant contact forces, respectively. There are only included in the NCFORC, when the print flag (SPR, MPR) in *CONTACT (Card 2) is set.