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To Select Master Steps
To begin with you must be in the Static Analysis Definition dialog box and must have selected the Nonlinear / use load histories check box. To create a large deformation analysis select the Calculate large deformations check box in the Nonlinear options area. The causes of nonlinearity are highlighted in the Nonlinear options area.
1. Select the Output tab.
2. Select the Number of Master Steps for your analysis.
3. Specify a value for each time step or use the default factors.
4. Select the check boxes next to the time steps for which you want to save full results.
5. To review the unloaded configuration when creating an elastoplastic analysis, select Include unloading and Full results.