Hi,

I am trying to access the Menu Bar options like File -> Open or Plugins -> Tools in SIMULIA ABAQUS via Key Board shortcuts. So that, I can automate certain steps without user having to go and select every time in ABAQUS.

I am trying to achieve this automation in Visual Studio using VB.NET. For almost all other applications, including CATIA I'm able to access and select the options from the Menu Bar with the help of Send Keys but in ABAQUS, it is not happening as expected.

Oddly, in ABAQUS , only after a long press of the Alt key followed by another key combination, results in performing the operation. A quick normal key combination is not giving the same result. For instance, 'Alt + F' is not opening 'File' Option in the 'Menu Bar' to choose 'Open' or 'Save' option. 

Please let me know the name of the apt API so that I can add it as a reference in my Visual Studio project to access.

API is normally a .dll file present in the Installation folder of ABAQUS and there are plenty of .dll files present and I don't know which one to add as a reference so that I can access those menu bar options.

Regards,

Imran