Hi, some time ago, there was a discussion about linear elastic behavior in multistep analyses. There's still one case I'd like to clarify, though. Specifically, the vibrating cable simulation from the "Introduction to Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit" course: The .inp syntax for this example is: *STEP, NLGEOM STEP 1: STRETCH CABLE *STATIC *CLOAD 13, 1, 500. *RESTART, WRITE *NODE FILE U *EL PRINT S, MISES, E *NODE PRINT U, RF, CF *END STEP ** *STEP, NLGEOM STEP 2: DEFLECT MIDPOINT *STATIC .1,