I'm writing a code in python that extracts MISES stress (S) in Abaqus 2019 of an instance that is part of an assembly. I have written similar codes for CPRESS or Deformation, but can't get a hold of the stresses. I don't understand why the zip doesn't support iteration. Thankful for any help! import csv from odbAccess import openOdb from abaqusConstants import * #Extract Mises def getMISES(output_path_mises, odb_path): odb = openOdb(odb_path) mises_data = odb.steps['Belastung'].frames[-1].fieldOutputs['S'] #max mises is always in this instance instance = odb.rootAssembly.instances['PRUEFKOERPER_4-1'] node_coords = {node.label: node.coordinates for node in instance.nodes} with open(output_path_mises, 'w') as csv_file: csv_writer = csv.writer(csv_file) csv_writer.writerow(['NodeLabel', 'x', 'y', 'z', 'MISES']) for block in mises_data.bulkDataBlocks: for node_label, mises_value in zip(block.nodeLabels, block.data): if mises_value > 300.0: #Filter coords = node_coords.get(node_label, [None, None, None]) csv_writer.writerow([node_label, coords[0], coords[1], coords[2], '{:.4f}'.format(float(mises_value))]) odb.close() Continue reading...