Basic steps for analyzing a model

After you have defined your model, you are ready to analyze it. Analyzing a model involves the following steps, each of which can be performed using either the Job menu on the main menu bar or the Job Manager:

Related Topics
Understanding analysis jobs
Creating, editing, and manipulating jobs
Using the job editor
Create and configure an analysis job

You create an analysis job by selecting JobCreate from the main menu bar. Abaqus/CAE asks you to name the new job and to associate it with a model selected from the model database or with an existing input file. You can select any model that exists in the database; you are not limited to the current model. The job editor allows you to configure the job settings.

Write the input file

When you submit a job associated with a model for analysis, Abaqus/CAE first generates an input file representing your model and then Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit performs the analysis using the contents of this file. Alternatively, you can ask Abaqus/CAE to generate only the input file; Abaqus/CAE writes the input file in ASCII format, and you can view and edit it in your working directory.

Warning:

If you edit the input file for a model using a text editor outside Abaqus/CAE and then submit the job for that model in the Job module, your changes to the input file will be lost. Instead, you must submit the modified input file directly for analysis by creating a new job and selecting Input file as the job Source. However, if you use the Keywords Editor to modify the generated keywords for a model, those modifications are retained in the model and apply to any jobs associated with that model.

Submit the job for analysis

You submit the job for analysis by selecting JobSubmit from the main menu bar. As the analysis progresses, Abaqus/CAE displays information from the status, data, log, and message files in the job monitor dialog box. After your job is completed, you can display results from the output database in the Visualization module by selecting JobResults from the main menu bar.