Hello Shery Tomy,

Thank you for your interest in Abaqus2Matlab software and apologies for the late reply to your inquiry.

Regarding the extraction of the orientation angles of plies or layers of laminates and other related properties, you can execute a Python code in Abaqus/CAE or Abaqus/Viewer similar to the following:

import os
from odbAccess import *
from abaqusConstants import *
SectionFile=open('sectionDef.dat','w')
odb1 = openOdb(path='yourOdbFile.odb', readOnly=True)
allSections = odb1.sections
for mySection in allSections.values():
    SectionFile.write('Section Type : '+str(type(mySection))+'\n')
    SectionFile.write('Section Name : '+mySection.name+'\n')
    try:
        SectionFile.write('Section Layup Name : '+mySection.layupName+'\n')
        for k in mySection.layup:
            SectionFile.write(str(k.additionalRotationField)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.additionalRotationType)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.angle)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.axis)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.material)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.numIntPts)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.orientAngle)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.orientation)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.plyName)+', ')
            SectionFile.write(str(k.thickness)+'\n')
    except:
        SectionFile.write('\n')
odb1.close()
SectionFile.close()

This code actually processes the odb file with name "yourOdbFile.odb" and generates a txt file named sectionDef.dat. The latter contains all the information that you have requested. I send you the above code attached to this post, in case that you have difficulties in processing it.

Regarding the extraction of stresses, the way is much more straightforward and easy. Please check the Abaqus2Matlab function readElementFieldOdb.m that can be found in its libraries. The Abaqus2Matlab documentation provides full information about how to use this function. Anyway, if you have problems with it, please let me know.

Best regards,

George