Cross-sectional analysis and local field recovery

Hello everyone, I have already calculated the stiffness matrix in IVABS and imported it into OpenFAST to compute the loads and displacements. Now, while performing cross-sectional analysis and local field recovery, I need to add the global stress to the cross-sectional design parameters in the .xml file. However, I am unsure how to define the displacement, rotations, and loads.

Additionally, the load and displacement also need to be set in the .yml run file. What is the difference between the loads and displacements in these two files?

As shown in the figure:

.xml file:

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.yml file:

If you are using ivabs, you can use the yaml file only. The xml file is for prevabs.

These two examples may be helpful for you:

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