This reference guide includes detailed descriptions of how to generate models, submit and monitor analysis jobs, and evaluate and visualize results using Abaqus/CAE. Users of Abaqus/Viewer, which is a subset of Abaqus/CAE, should refer to Part V, Viewing results, for information on postprocessing.

This guide is a complete reference for all of the capabilities of Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, and Abaqus/CFD and contains a description of the elements, material models, procedures, input specifications, etc. Usage information is provided for both the keyword and the Abaqus/CAE interfaces where applicable.

This glossary defines technical terms as they apply to the Abaqus Unified FEA Product Suite.

This guide contains a complete description of all the user subroutines available for use in Abaqus analyses. It also discusses the utility routines that can be used when coding subroutines.

This guide contains detailed examples designed to illustrate the approaches and decisions needed to perform challenging, real-world linear and nonlinear analysis. Many of the examples are worked with several different element types, mesh densities, and other variations.

This guide contains benchmark problems and analyses used to evaluate the performance of Abaqus; the tests are multiple element tests of simple geometries or simplified versions of real problems. The NAFEMS benchmark problems are included in this guide.

This book is designed to guide new users in creating solid, shell, and framework models with Abaqus/CAE; analyzing these models with Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit; and viewing the results in the Visualization module of Abaqus/CAE.

This guide is designed to help new users become familiar with the Abaqus input file syntax for static and dynamic structural simulations.

This guide contains instructions for navigating, viewing, and searching the Abaqus HTML and PDF documentation.

This guide contains a complete description of all the input options that are available in Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, and Abaqus/CFD.

This guide contains detailed, precise discussions of all theoretical aspects of Abaqus.

This guide contains basic test cases, providing verification of each individual program feature against exact calculations and other published results.

This guide contains brief descriptions of the new features available in the latest release of the Abaqus product line.

This guide describes the Abaqus Scripting Interface, which is an application programming interface (API) to the models and data used by Abaqus. The guide takes you through the process of understanding the Python programming language and the Abaqus Scripting Interface. Many examples are provided to help you develop your own scripts.

This guide contains a complete description of each command in the Abaqus Scripting Interface.

This guide describes the Abaqus GUI Toolkit, which allows you to customize the Abaqus/CAE Graphical User Interface to address a specific set of problems. The guide is designed to guide you through the process of writing an application by explaining how to use the components of the toolkit and by providing snippets of example code.

This guide provides a command reference that lists the syntax of each command in the Abaqus GUI Toolkit.

This guide describes how to use the Abaqus Interface for Moldflow, an interface program that creates a partial Abaqus input file by translating results from a Moldflow polymer processing simulation.

This guide describes how to install Abaqus and how to configure the installation for particular circumstances.