Submitting the Analysis

You must use Connector for Abaqus/CAE to generate the Abaqus input files for the electrical model and the structural model. You can use either Abaqus Study or Connector for Abaqus/CAE to analyze the models.

This task shows you how to:

Creating the Main Input Files from Connector for Abaqus/CAE

  1. From the install directory, unzip the Abaqus files into a directory.

    See Model Files for more information about the files in the install directory.

  2. Launch the 3DEXPERIENCE dashboard in a web browser.
  3. From the Compass, drag Run Abaqus/CAE to your dashboard.
  4. Click Launch Abaqus/CAE.

    You must have a private local 3DOrchestrate Station running before you can launch Abaqus/CAE.

  5. Open the model database LH-Human-Model-<release number>.cae from the unzipped directory.
  6. Expand the Jobs in the Model Tree.
  7. Right click on the heart-elec job, and select Write Input.
  8. From the dialog box that appears, click Yes to continue with the input file generation.
  9. Right click on the heart-mech job, and select Write Input.
  10. From the main menu bar, select File->Save to 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
  11. From the Save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box, select the electrical and mechanical model input files and click OK.
  12. Close Run Abaqus/CAE.

Running the Heart Model Electrical Analysis from Abaqus Study

  1. Launch the 3DEXPERIENCE dashboard in a web browser.
  2. From the Compass, drag Abaqus Study to your dashboard.
  3. Click Run Job to create a new simulation study.
  4. Select Abaqus as the application, and click Next.
  5. Drag all of the Abaqus input files from the unzipped directory to Abaqus Study.
  6. Click , and select Add Reference from the menu that appears.
  7. Select the Heart Model electrical analysis input file, and click OK.
  8. Click again, and add a reference to the Heart Model structural analysis input file.
  9. From the heart-elec.inp input file, click > Set as Main Input.
  10. Click Next to define the solver arguments.
  11. Click Add/Remove options, and click cpus to define the number of CPUs you have available for the analysis.
  12. Click Next to define the compute environment, and select a 3DOrchestrate Station.
  13. Click Next to select the files to save.
  14. Select Generate 3DEXPERIENCE Results to generate a lightweight physics simulation object that can be viewed with Physics Results Explorer. This option is supported only on a 3DOrchestrate Station that is running on a Microsoft Windows platform.
  15. Select Result Files to save the output database file and the SIM output file to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
  16. Select Log Files to save the Abaqus status and log file to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
  17. Click Run to analyze the Heart Model electrical input file.

Running the Heart Model Mechanical Analysis from Abaqus Study

  1. After the Heart Model electrical job has completed, click to create a new job.
    Abaqus Study creates a new job containing the same files as the Heart Model electrical job.
  2. Add the output database file generated by the Heart Model electrical job to Abaqus Study.

    The Heart Model mechanical job is a sequentially coupled structural analysis that reads data from the output database file generated by the electrical job.

  3. From the heart-mech.inp input file, click > Set as Main Input.
  4. Click Next to define the solver arguments.
  5. Click Add/Remove options, and do the following:
    1. Click cpus, and define the number of CPUs you have available for the analysis.
    2. Click double, and select both to indicate that both the Abaqus/Explicit packager and analysis will run in double precision.
  6. Click Next to define the compute environment and the files to save.
  7. Click Run to analyze the Heart Model structural input file.

Opening and running the Abaqus Heart Model from Connector for Abaqus/CAE

  1. From the Compass, drag Run Abaqus/CAE to your dashboard.
  2. Drag all of the Abaqus files (including all the relevant *INCLUDE files) for a coupled electrical-structural analysis from the unzipped directory to your Managed Data.
  3. Click Launch Abaqus/CAE.
  4. Select File->Download from 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to download the Heart Model database file from your managed data (LH-Human-Model-<release number>.cae).
  5. Use the Job module to configure and run the model.
  6. If desired, select File->Save to 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to save model and/or results data on the platform.