Configuring Applications in ApplicationInfo.xml

To run a job with Simulation Companion, you must configure the ApplicationInfo.xml file to run Abaqus on the 3DOrchestrate Station. For more information, see the 3DOrchestrate - Installation and Administration Guide.

Before you begin: Abaqus must already be installed and available on the station computer.
  1. Find the template file in the following directory of the station installation:

    <station_install_dir>/<os>/reffiles/SMAExeConfig/ApplicationInfo.xml

  2. Copy the ApplicationInfo.xml template file into the following directory:

    <station_install_dir>/config/

  3. Edit the file to create one <Application> empty-element tag for each existing application to be run. Define the attributes shown below in each application tag: 

    <Application Name="name" Version="number" ExecPath="path" />
    Name

    The name for the application that is given by end users in the simulation client app GUI when creating the simulation process/workflow. The name can contain spaces but cannot contain punctuation other than a period, dash, or underscore.

    Version

    Application version available on this station.

    ExecPath

    Path to the executable file for this application. This can be an absolute path, a relative path, or a simple file name. Simple file names are searched for in the station's PATH environment variable.

    The application name can be followed by arguments. If an argument can contain spaces, surround it in single quotes.

    Use the SMALauncher executable to run Abaqus.

    Example: 

    <ApplicationList>
  <Application Name="Abaqus" Version="3DX" ExecPath="D:\Simulia\EstProducts\2020\win_b64\code\bin\SMALauncher.exe" />
  <Application Name="Abaqus/CAE" Version="3DX" ExecPath="D:\Simulia\EstProducts\2020\win_b64\code\bin\SMALauncher.exe" />
  <Application Name="Notepad" Version="1.0" ExecPath="C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" />
  <Application Name="7zip" Version="v1" ExecPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\7-Zip\7z.exe" />
</ApplicationList>
    Note: You must include Name="Abaqus" Version="3DX" to run a job with Simulation Companion.

  4. If the station program is running, restart it to register the new applications from the file.