A defect is Potentially Serious when one behavior should occur, but the software is providing a wrong result or behavior that is not obvious to the user.  A defect is classified as Potentially Serious without regard for the frequency at which it may occur.

This article includes a spreadsheet listing of the SIMULIA potentially serious errors.

A plug-in is a piece of software that installs itself into another application to extend the capabilities of that application. Abaqus plug-ins execute Abaqus Scripting Interface and Abaqus GUI Toolkit commands, and they provide a way to customize Abaqus/CAE for your particular needs or preferences.

Several plug-ins are provided on the Abaqus installation CD. The portal provides example plug-ins as well as access to a community of users that fosters the advance of the Abaqus Scripting Interface and the Abaqus GUI Toolkit. You can also write your own plug-ins.

To begin building the user subroutines and post-processing applications with Abaqus or 3DEXPERIENCE a supported Intel Fortran and C++ compiler environment is required.

This article discusses about software needed to build Abaqus user subroutines and/or post-processing executables.

Batch queuing systems are designed to manage applications and compute resources, while maximizing the usage of each. Often each system is customized for a company's needs, according to available computing resources and applications supported.

This article explains a way to run Abaqus analyses using a resource manager in batch queue.

Intel offers a free, stand-alone download of the Fortran Compiler, compatible with Abaqus 2024 for compiling user subroutines. This free version is typically the latest release. The officially qualified Fortran compiler executable for Abaqus 2024 is 'ifort' version 2021.6.0, included in the ‘Intel oneAPI Toolkit 2022.1’. 

While efforts to migrate Abaqus to the LLVM-based ifx command are ongoing, no official timeline has been provided. Dassault Systèmes recommends continuing to use the officially qualified 'ifort' executable to compile user subroutines on both Windows and Linux.

Please see the SIMULIA Platforms & Configuration Support page for additional information on performance test data and detailed descriptions of the benchmark models. Select the link for the release of interest, and then select the link to the performance data.

Environment set-up consists primarily of assigning proper values to memory management parameters in the abaqus_v6.env file. There are no environment file parameters that control memory use by Abaqus/Explicit (explicit.exe) and the Abaqus/Explicit packager (package.exe). The default memory value is usually sufficient for most systems.

CST Bio Models Library Extension is a collection of add-on human body models, phantoms, macros and materials extending the CST Bio Models Library for bio-electromagnetics, bio-medical and high-tech applications like implants, body-worn or mobile devices or medical imaging. 

It needs to be downloaded and installed separately from the CST Studio Suite(R).

The Intel oneAPI compiler release has not been officially tested by SIMULIA.  SIMULIA recommends using the compiler version(s) that have been tested with Abaqus. Check the Program Directories for the latest information on supported compiler versions. Newer compiler versions may work, but have not been tested.

This article explains the procedure to compile user subroutines in Windows with Abaqus and Intel OneAPI.

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CST Materials is a collection of add-on materials from various vendors or material characterizations for specific applications (for example: Optical, Particle, and so on). It is an extension to the standard preinstalled Material Library. Download and install the library extension separately from the CST Studio Suite.

This article includes a list of added materials.