I understand that Abaqus provides Python and C++ interfaces to help users read data in an odb file. Meanwhile, as far as I know, both Python and C++ need to be based on the Abaqus API and must have an Abaqus license. Is this the only way to read data in an ODB file?
I want to know if an odb file can only be read through the interface provided by Abaqus. Can I read odb without using ABAQUS? In other words, is it possible to read data from an odb file on a computer without ABAQUS installed.
