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Types of Customization

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• There are 3 major areas in which Abaqus can be customized:

• Analysis

• Write Fortran user subroutines to customize the way analysis results are calculated

• Kernel

• Write Python kernel scripts to customize the way modeling objects are created, or to manipulate results data

• GUI

• Write Python GUI scripts to customize the user interface

• This course will not cover Analysis products customization

• This course will focus on GUI customization

• Since the ultimate goal of a GUI is to issue kernel commands, some kernel scripting and customization concepts will be covered in this course

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• Kernel customization

• Use existing CAE commands

• Copy segments of a replay file to capture commonly used

commands that can be replayed using File→Run Script

• Record macros using the GUI to capture commonly used actions

that can be replayed using File→Macro Manager→Run

• Create your own commands and objects using Python

• Parameterize scripts for more general usage

• Use getInput or getInputs to prompt

for inputs in a dialog (simple interface

involving text fields and strings only)

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• GUI customization

• Create new modules or toolsets

• Create new menus

• Create new dialogs

• Create new procedures

• Remove Abaqus/CAE modules or toolsets

• Create vertical applications

• The Abaqus GUI Toolkit is NOT designed for:

• Modifying Abaqus/CAE dialogs

• Modifying Abaqus/CAE procedures

• Building an application that does not follow the Abaqus/CAE user interface paradigm

• Running an application outside of the Abaqus/CAE framework

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Goal and Prerequisites

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Goal and Prerequisites

• The goal of this course is to train you to use the Abaqus GUI Toolkit to

customize the Abaqus/CAE interface or build your own applications

• Learn how to build dialogs and issue commands from the GUI

• Learn how to create and modify GUI modules and toolsets

• Learn how to create custom applications

• This course assumes attendees have the following experience:

• Python programming

• Abaqus kernel scripting

• GUI design (courses are available from companies such as User Interface Engineering, www.uie.com)

• Some GUI programming

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Agenda

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Day 1 (Review of Kernel Scripting)

• Lecture 1: Python Review

• Workshop 1–1: Circle Module

• Workshop 1–2: Fibonacci Series (Optional)

• Lecture 2: Kernel Scripting in Abaqus

• Workshop 2–1: Macro to Create a Library

• Workshop 2–2: Session Commands (Optional)

• Lecture 3: Specialized Postprocessing with Kernel Scripting

• Workshop 3–1: Linear Superposition

• Workshop 3–2: Creating an Output Database (Optional)

• Lecture 4: Advanced Kernel Scripting Topics

• Workshop 4: Job monitoring (Optional)

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Day 2 (GUI Customization)

• Lecture 5: GUI Toolkit Introduction

• Lecture 6: Widget Library

• Workshop 5: Creating Widgets

• Lecture 7: Layout Managers

• Workshop 6: Using Layout Managers

• Lecture 8: Dialogs

• Lecture 9: GUI Messaging

• Workshop 7: Message Handling

• Lecture 10: Commands & Keywords Part 1

• Workshop 8: Commands & Keywords Part 1

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• Lecture 11: Commands and Keywords Part 2

• Lecture 12: Modes Part 1

• Workshop 9: Commands and Keywords Part 2

• Lecture 13: Modes Part 2

• Workshop 10: Modes Part 2

• Workshop 11: Procedures

• Lecture 14: Modules and Toolsets

• Lecture 15: Building Applications

• Workshop 12: Beam Application

• Workshop 13: Additional Exercises

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• Lecture 16: Other Topics

• Workshop 14: Creating customData

• Wrap up Finish workshops

Consulting for company-specific applications

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Legal Notices

The Abaqus Software described in this documentation is available only under license from

Dassault Systèmes and its subsidiary and may be used or reproduced only in accordance with the

terms of such license.

This documentation and the software described in this documentation are subject to change

without prior notice.

Dassault Systèmes and its subsidiaries shall not be responsible for the consequences of any

errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.

No part of this documentation may be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior written

permission of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary.

© Dassault Systèmes, 2011.

Printed in the United States of America

Abaqus, the 3DS logo, SIMULIA and CATIA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Dassault

Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other countries.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of their

respective owners. For additional information concerning trademarks, copyrights, and licenses,

see the Legal Notices in the Abaqus 6.11 Release Notes and the notices at:

http://www.simulia.com/products/products_legal.html.

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Revision Status

Lecture 1 5/11 Updated for 6.11
















Workshop 1–1 5/11 Updated for 6.11






Workshop 4 5/11 Updated for 6.11











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Lecture 2

Kernel Scripting in Abaqus

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Overview

• The Abaqus Scripting Interface

• The Abaqus Object Model

• Abaqus Types

• Abaqus Modules

• Setting Abaqus Defaults

• Getting Interactive Input

• Example

• Workshops

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Lecture 3

Specialized Postprocessing with Kernel Scripting

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Overview

• The Abaqus Output Database

• Automating Postprocessing Tasks

• Postprocessing External Data

• Examples

• Workshops

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Lecture 4

Advanced Kernel Scripting Topics

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L4.2


Overview

• Exploring Your Data

• Abaqus Architecture

• Job Monitoring

• Debugging Scripts

• Abaqus PDE

• Object-Oriented Programming

• Python Classes

• Example

• Workshop

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