7. Field dependency

The calculation of a field may require the prior calculation of one or more other fields. Thus, for example, to calculate a field x_ NOEU it is necessary to have the same field per element at the nodes x_ ELNO and at the Gauss points x_ ELGA.

This dependency is resolved by the operator CALC_CHAMP, which automatically calculates the intermediate fields. It is therefore not necessary for the user to know the dependency tree of the options.

Only fields that are explicitly requested by the user are saved in the result data structure.