Defining FE Model Data for Output
You can also set up Adams View to produce data files of component loads, deformations, stresses, or strains for input to subsequent finite-element or fatigue-life analysis for use in third-party products. You use the Settings → Solver → Output → More → Durability (see Solver Settings - Output dialog box help) command to specify the type of file to produce. Adams View will not output to any files unless you specify the format.
To output FE model data:
1. Click the Elements tab. From the Data Elements container, click the FEMdata tool 
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(Classic interface) From the Build menu, point to Data Elements, point to FEMdata, and then select either New or Modify.
The Create FEMDATA dialog box appears.
2. In the Name text box, enter the name of the FEMDATA element in the modeling database to create or modify.
3. Set Type to the information you want to output, and then enter the values in the dialog box as explained in the FEMDATA Output Dialog Box Options Table, depending on the type of format.
4. In the File text box, enter the output file name for the FEM data. You can specify an existing directory, root name, and/or extension. By default, the file name will be composed of the Adams run ID and body ID according to the type of data and file format that you specified in the Solver → Settings → Output → More → Durability Files.
5. Specify the start and end times for outputting the data:
■From - Enter the time at which to start outputting the data. The default is the start of the simulation.
■To - Enter the time at which to end the output of the data or the search of a peak load. The default is to output to the end of the simulation.
6. Select OK.