Selecting the Abaqus Input Files

You can select the files to include in your Abaqus analysis, such as input files and user subroutine files.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: If you are including a user subroutine for on-premises execution, the operating system and compiler level must be consistent with those specified in the Program Directory for this release.

If you are including a user subroutine for cloud execution, you must use the abaqus make execution procedure to compile the user subroutine. In addition, when you select the files to include in your Abaqus analysis, you must provide the precompiled version of the shared library files (libstandardU.so for Abaqus/Standard or explicitU.so and libexplicitU-D.so for Abaqus/Explicit). Cloud execution of user subroutines is supported only on Linux VMs.

For more information, see Making user-defined executables and subroutines in the Abaqus Execution Guide.

See Also
Configuring the Abaqus Job
Selecting the Compute Environment
Selecting the Files to Save
In Other Guides
About 3DSearch Queries

Select Files for a Single Job

  1. From the job window, click Select Input Files to Include.
  2. If this is the first job for the study, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Upload file(s) Upload selected files from a local directory to your study. Abaqus Study copies each file to a versioned document. If a file exists with the same name, Abaqus Study creates a new version of the file. You cannot upload a folder.
    Search to Add Add a reference from an object in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to your study. From the Search window that appears, use the 6WTags to filter down to the required content.
    Drag and drop
    • Drag files from a local directory into your study. Abaqus Study copies each file to a versioned document. If a file exists with the same name, Abaqus Study creates a new version of the file. You cannot drag a folder.
    • Drag a document containing an input file from a 3DSearch window into your study. Abaqus Study creates a reference to the document.
    Abaqus Study displays a list of the input files and user subroutine files included in the study.
  3. To include additional files, click and select Upload file(s) or Search to Add from the menu that appears.

    You can also drag files directly onto the Abaqus Study widget.

  4. Use the check boxes to select which files are downloaded to the working directory when you run the job.
  5. Optional: From the list of input files, click and select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Upload New Version Upload a new version of the file from a local directory to the study. The new version replaces the original file in your study.
    Download Download the file from your study to the default Windows download directory.
    Download as Zip Download the content from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform as a zipped file.
    Preview View the file as plain text.
    Delete Delete the file from the study.

Select Files for a Batch Run

Before you begin: In batch runs, job order is determined by input file name, sorted alphabetically. You can control this sequence by using appropriate file names.
  1. From the job window, click Select Batch Files to Include.
  2. If this is the first job for the study, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Upload file(s) Upload selected files from a local directory to your study. Abaqus Study copies each file to a versioned document. If a file exists with the same name, Abaqus Study creates a new version of the file. You cannot upload a folder.
    Search to Add Add a reference from an object in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to your study. From the Search window that appears, use the 6WTags to filter down to the required content.
    Drag and drop
    • Drag files from a local directory into your study. Abaqus Study copies each file to a versioned document. If a file exists with the same name, Abaqus Study creates a new version of the file. You cannot drag a folder.
    • Drag a document containing an input file from a 3DSearch window into your study. Abaqus Study creates a reference to the document.
    Abaqus Study displays a list of the input files and user subroutine files included in the study.
  3. To include additional files, click and select Upload file(s) or Search to Add from the menu that appears.

    You can also drag files directly onto the Abaqus Study widget.

  4. Use the check boxes to select which input files you want to run and which common files are downloaded to the working directory when you run the job.
  5. Optional: From the list of input files, click and select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Upload New Version Upload a new version of the file from a local directory to the study. The new version replaces the original file in your study.
    Download Download the file from your study to the default Windows download directory.
    Download as Zip Download the content from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform as a zipped file.
    Preview View the file as plain text.
    Delete Delete the file from the study.