Use when driving Dassault Systemes SIMULIA Abaqus via input decks (.inp) or Abaqus/CAE Python scripts — static/dynamic/thermal FEA through sim runtime one-shot execution.
You are connected to Abaqus via sim-cli. This file is the index. It tells you where to look for actual content — it does not contain the content itself.
Abaqus is a commercial finite element analysis (FEA) solver by Dassault Systemes SIMULIA. It supports two script formats:
.inp) — keyword-driven text files defining geometry,
materials, loads, BCs, and analysis steps.py) — Python scripts using the
abaqus and abaqusConstants modules for parametric model buildingThe driver runs these via subprocess (abaqus job=X input=file.inp interactive or abaqus cae noGUI=script.py). No Python SDK is imported
into the sim process.
| Path | What's there |
|---|---|
base/reference/input_deck_reference.md | .inp file format: keyword syntax, node/element definitions, material, steps, BCs, output requests. |
base/reference/abaqus_scripting.md | Abaqus/CAE Python scripting: mdb, Part, Material, Step, Load, Job objects. |
base/reference/analysis_types.md | Supported analysis types: Static, Dynamic, Heat Transfer, Coupled, etc. |
base/snippets/ | Tested execution snippets (cantilever beam E2E). |
base/known_issues.md | Vendor quirks and workarounds discovered during testing. |
solver/2026/notes.md — Abaqus 2026 version notes and quirks.exit_code == 0.*UPPERCASE by
convention. Always include *HEADING.cwd appropriately.After sim check abaqus confirms the solver is available: gather
Category A inputs from the user (geometry, material properties, loads,
BCs, acceptance criteria). Write the .inp input deck or .py script.
Lint with sim lint. Execute with sim run --solver abaqus. Parse
results from .dat output. Validate against physics-based acceptance
criteria.