You can retrieve the location of your abaqus_2017.gpr
file using the getGuiPrefsFileName function. The file
records default settings in two sections: display options reside in the
sessionOptions section, and
GUI settings reside in the
guiPreferences section. Editing the options in one section
does not have any effect on the options in the other section.
- sessionOptions
-
The session options consist of the settings that you can save using the
menu option. In
Abaqus/CAE
you can save these options in the current directory or in your home directory.
You can display and edit session options using the
openSessionOptions function.
> abaqus Python
...
>>> import caePrefsAccess
>>> sessionOptions = caePrefsAccess.openSessionOptions()
>>> printValuesList(sessionOptions)
...
sessionOptions['session.animationController.animationOptions']\
['frameCounter']:[type:bool] True
sessionOptions['session.animationController.animationOptions']\
['frameRate']:[type:int] 100
sessionOptions['session.aviOptions']['compressionMethod']:\
[type:SymbolicConstant] CODEC
sessionOptions['session.aviOptions']['compressionQuality']:[type:int] 75
...
The following statement changes the frame rate to 50. You should confirm
that the data type you specify matches the type of the existing value.
>>> sessionOptions['session.animationController.animationOptions']\
['frameRate'] = 50
You can save the options you change to the original file by issuing the
following command:
>>> sessionOptions.save()
- guiPreferences
-
The GUI preferences control many default
behaviors in the
Abaqus/CAE
graphical interface, including size and location of the main window, size and
location of the dialog boxes within
Abaqus/CAE,
and the number of recent files listed in the Start Session
dialog box and in the File menu.
Abaqus/CAE
saves guiPreferences settings to your home directory when
you exit the application. A separate guiPreferences record
is stored in the preferences file for each display you use, so you must specify
the displayName you want to modify when you open the
guiPreferences settings. You can obtain a list of the
available displayName settings by calling the
getDisplayNamesInGuiPreferences function, and you can edit
these settings by using the openGuiPreferences function
and specifying the displayName of the settings that you want to
modify.
In the following example, the openGuiPreferences
function is used to examine the X- and
Y-location and the height and width of the following
components of
Abaqus/CAE:
-
Select Font dialog box
-
Abaqus/CAE
main window
-
Adaptivity Plotter plug-in
-
Amplitude Plotter plug-in
-
Create Weld dialog box
-
Copy Annotation dialog box
The sample statements follow:
> abaqus Python
...
>>> import caePrefsAccess
>>> from caePrefsAccess import openGuiPreferences, CURRENT, HOME
>>> from caePrefsAccess import getGuiPrefsFileName,
getDisplayNamesInGuiPreferences
>>> from caePrefsAccess import printValuesList
>>> guiPrefsFileName = getGuiPrefsFileName()
>>> dispNames = getDisplayNamesInGuiPreferences(guiPrefsFileName)
>>> print dispNames
['preludesim']
>>> displayName = dispNames[0]
>>> guiPrefs = openGuiPreferences(displayName)
>>> printValuesList(guiPrefs)
...
guiPreferences['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['AFXFontSelectorDialog text']:\
[type:str] '617,298,281,350'
guiPreferences['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['AFXMainWindow']:[type:str] \
'193,67,1036,831'
guiPreferences['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['AdaptivityPlotter']:[type:str] \
'11,156,226,240'
guiPreferences['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['Amplitude Plotter']:[type:str] \
'1105,189,312,290'
guiPreferences['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['CREATE_Weld']:[type:str] \
'10,276,377,560'
guiPreferences['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['Copy MDB Annotation']:[type:str] \
'122,273,160,79'
You can change the geometry of the
Abaqus/CAE
main window by issuing a command like the following:
>>> guiPrefs['Abaqus/CAE']['Geometry']['AFXMainWindow'] = '193,67,800,600'
You can save the GUI preferences you change
to the original file by issuing the following command:
>>> guiPrefs.save()