Abaqus Documentation

Abaqus documentation is installed separately from the product and is viewed through a web browser.

This page discusses:

Using Abaqus Documentation

The documentation consists of the following guides:

To view the documentation: 
  1. Type abaqus doc.

    The documentation opens in a web browser.

  2. Click the title of a book to display it.

  3. Expand the topic headings in the table of contents. To jump directly to a section whose title is displayed in the table of contents, click that title.

Configuration of Documentation Application

The abaqus doc command locates a web browser executable.

Configuration of Web Browser

If the HTML documentation was installed and configured by your system administrator, the abaqus doc command will locate a web browser executable as follows:

Windows platforms

The abaqus doc command uses your default web browser.

Linux platforms

The abaqus doc command searches the system path for Firefox. If the help system cannot find Firefox, an error is displayed.

The browser_type and browser_path variables can be set in the Abaqus environment file to modify the behavior of this command. For more information, see .

Command Summary

abaqus doc