.. _auto_lsdyna_time_analysis_segments:

*LSDYNA TIME ANALYSIS SEGMENTS (MULTI-BRANCH DECIMATION)*
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Reads BINOUT for an LS-DYNA simulation and returns per-entity per-segment values across eight branches (matsum, glstat, swforc, secforc, rcforc, nodout, deforc, abstat). Uses l2xml's --reduce extraction so a 10-segment decimation of every entity comes back in a single worker call, ready for the Response Extractor's Time Analysis tab to render bullet bars, gauges, and segment summaries. Multi-component branches (secforc, rcforc) emit resultant magnitude; glstat returns global energy channels as virtual entities.

When to use
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Tagged: ``binout``, ``time_analysis``, ``segments``, ``decimation``, ``multi_branch``, ``lsdyna``, ``response_extractor``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Simulation
     - simulation_id
     - remote_lookup
     - —
     - 
     - Reference to the LS-DYNA simulation whose binout will be read.
   * - Segments
     - segments
     - integer
     - 10
     - 
     - Number of equal time segments the simulation is decimated into. Each entity returns a values[] of this length.
   * - Max entities per branch
     - max_entities_per_branch
     - integer
     - 25
     - 
     - Hard cap on entities returned per branch so the payload stays bounded on large models. Per-branch ranking by peak value picks the top survivors.
   * - Branches
     - branches
     - text
     - matsum,glstat,swforc,secforc,rcforc,nodout,deforc,abstat
     - 
     - Comma-separated list of BINOUT branches to extract. Defaults to the eight branches the Time Analysis tab displays.

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - Branches
     - branches
     - dataset
     - { items: [{ id, label, unit, icon, accent, tint, entities: [{ id, name, peak, segments: [v0..vN] }] }], segments, skipped, note }. Empty items[] means no branches matched (the binout file may be missing or DATABASE_<branch> not enabled).

Disciplines
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- cae.postprocessing.extraction
- cae.postprocessing.response

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