Everyone using abaqus encounters this cumbersome problem with dealing with abaqus CAE generating unnecessary (defers  case by case)  files ( extension ending with .res','.sel','.prt','.pac','.msg','.com','mdl','.dat','.abq','.stt','.odb_f’)  after performing a data check or generating a input deck or submitting a job.

So by utilizing abaqus oncaegraphicstartup() method, we can delete unnecessary files extension every time a abaqus cae gui is opened ( refer abaqus user manual for detail about oncaegraphicstartup() method)

Step 1:

Find the abaqus environment file in your default working directory and open  as text file

Look for  --->>>    abaqus_v6.env  file

Step 2:

Scroll all the way down . Then copy and paste below script and make sure script has consistent indentation .

Attention: If  script is pasted with a inconsistent indentation , they you will not be able to launch abaqus cae gui.

Note : script line starting with #   is treated as comment and line is ignore for execution

def onCaeGraphicsStartup():

# defining onCaeGraphicsStartup method

filename=['.res','.sel','.prt','.pac','.msg','.com','mdl','.dat','.abq','.stt','.odb_f']

# creating a list of all the extension file to be deleted

      for i in filename:

      # initialing a for loop to read the file extensions example : .res

            for file in os.listdir("."):

      # call a os.listdir function to read a list of entries in the directory given by “.” path

                  if file.endswith(i):

      # if a file name present in the filename list

                              print('Delelted :', file)

                              os.remove(file)

      # then remove the file

## end of script

Please leave your comments and thoughts on the script.

Thank you,

Prasanna Bhamidipati