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Answer: The output time-step size should be small enough to provide sufficient resolution for the analysis. You can check this The required resolution depends on the characteristic of applied loading and also on the characteristics (such as natural periods) of the structure itself. You can determine whether the resolution is sufficient by decreasing the time-step size until the step size is small enough that results are not longer affected by it.