# Output Display in INP File with Multiple Steps

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**Created:** [April 3, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/output-display-in-inp-file-with-multiple-steps/2194 "2024-04-03T11:48:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bhavita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Bhavita](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Bhavita)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/output-display-in-inp-file-with-multiple-steps/2194/1 "2024-04-03T11:48:29Z")

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Hello,  
I have one inp file of 5 step. I’ve written the output results in the 4th step, but it is still displaying results for both the 4th and 5th steps in prepomax and freecad. I expected it to only show the results for the 4th step. Is there something I’m missing here?

inp file is like this;-  
\*\*------------------------------------------------------------  
\*STEP, NLGEOM  
\*STATIC  
\*BOUNDARY, OP=NEW  
Set-Ground, 1  
Set-Ground, 2  
Set-Ground, 3  
Set-TopLayer-1, 1  
Set-TopLayer-1, 2  
Set-TopLayer-1, 3

\*TEMPERATURE  
Part-1, 201

\*END STEP  
\*\*----------------------------------------------------  
\*STEP, NLGEOM  
\*STATIC  
\*BOUNDARY, OP=NEW  
Set-Ground, 1  
Set-Ground, 2  
Set-Ground, 3  
Set-TopLayer-2, 1  
Set-TopLayer-2, 2  
Set-TopLayer-2, 3

\*TEMPERATURE  
Part-2, 201

\*END STEP  
\*\*----------------------------------------------------  
\*STEP, NLGEOM  
\*STATIC  
\*BOUNDARY, OP=NEW  
Set-Ground, 1  
Set-Ground, 2  
Set-Ground, 3  
Set-TopLayer-3, 1  
Set-TopLayer-3, 2  
Set-TopLayer-3, 3

\*TEMPERATURE  
Part-3, 201

\*END STEP  
\*\*------------------------------------------------------------  
\*STEP, NLGEOM  
\*STATIC  
\*BOUNDARY, OP=NEW  
Set-Ground, 1  
Set-Ground, 2  
Set-Ground, 3  
Set-TopLayer-4, 1  
Set-TopLayer-4, 2  
Set-TopLayer-4, 3

\*TEMPERATURE  
Part-4, 201  
\*\* Outputs → frd file  
\*NODE FILE  
U  
\*EL FILE  
S, E, PEEQ  
\*NODE PRINT, NSET=ConstraintFixed, TOTALS=ONLY  
RF

\*END STEP

\*STEP, NLGEOM  
\*STATIC  
\*BOUNDARY, OP=NEW  
Set-Ground, 1  
Set-Ground, 2  
Set-Ground, 3  
Set-TopLayer-5, 1  
Set-TopLayer-5, 2  
Set-TopLayer-5, 3

\*TEMPERATURE  
Part-5, 201

\*END STEP

Thanks,  
Bhavita

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**Author:** ![Calc\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Calc\_em](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Calc_em)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/output-display-in-inp-file-with-multiple-steps/2194/2 "2024-04-03T12:06:27Z")

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> If no \*NODE FILE card is used within a step the selections of the previous step apply.

> If no \*EL FILE card is used within a step the selections of the previous step apply.

You can add dummy output requests in the last step to suppress output for it:

```auto
*Node file
*El file

```

or add `frequency=0` to those keywords in the last step.