Selecting the settings for use with a file

Use the Settings menu and tools to change some of the options in the Abaqus PDE.

Figure 1 shows the items and default selections in the Abaqus PDE Settings menu.

Figure 1. The Settings menu.

The following items are available from the Settings menu:

Recording Options

Set the display of the triad, state block, and title block and whether the legend background matches the viewport. These options affect the commands recorded for an output database.

Allow Editing of Files

Toggle between edit and read-only modes for all files. Editing is allowed by default.

Show File Line Numbers

Display line numbers for any open files on the left side of the main window. Line numbers are displayed by default.

Ignore Breakpoints During Play

Run the main file continuously, skipping any breakpoints, until it completes or stops for an error. Breaks are not skipped by default. You can also skip breakpoints by toggling on Ignore breaks, located in the toolbar above the main window.

Allow Pause in Play

Pause a running file by clicking the Pause button. Pause is allowed by default. Allowing pause also causes the main file to run in the debugger. (For more information, see Using the debugger.)

Set Last Main File on Startup

Upon startup, automatically reopen the main file that was open when you last closed the Abaqus PDE.

Run Script In

Select whether the main file is run in the Abaqus/CAE GUI, the Abaqus/CAE kernel, or run locally. By default, .guiLog files are run in the GUI, and .py and other file types are run in the kernel. You can also set this option using the GUI, Kernel, and Local radio buttons located above the main window.

If the Abaqus PDE was opened without Abaqus/CAE and you run a script with the GUI or Kernel process, the Abaqus PDE will start Abaqus/CAE to run the script.

.py Default to Kernel

Set .py files to run in the Abaqus/CAE kernel. This option is selected by default. If .py Default to Kernel is not selected, .py files are run locally. Select the GUI or Local radio button to run a Python script in one of these modes without changing the default behavior.

Line Animation

Highlight the line currently being executed in the main window. The following animation settings are available:

  • No animation.

  • Animate main file (default). Highlights only the statements in the main function or method. Functions called from the main script are not highlighted.

  • Animate main file functions. Highlights the main script statements and the statements in functions that are defined within the main file.

  • Animate all files. Highlights the main script statements and statements within all functions for which the source code is available.

Python Code

Control the appearance and editing behavior of Python scripts in the Abaqus PDE main window.

Syntax Coloring

Display the code using various font colors according to its purpose. This option is selected by default.

You can view or change the color selections with the Choose Syntax Colors option.

Python Editing

Edit scripts with Python formatting, such as indentation, included automatically. This option is selected by default.

Choose Syntax Colors

Opens the PDE Syntax Colors dialog box in which you can view or change the color selections for editing scripts. Click Reset Defaults to restore the default colors.

CAE Command Line Extra Args...

Enter extra arguments for use when Abaqus/CAE is launched from the Abaqus PDE.

Auto Trace in CAE

Automatically trace code in GUI and kernel processes of Abaqus/CAE. The script will be traced until it returns from the frame in which the trace started. The trace will therefore stop when the function returns or the end of the script is reached. This option is selected by default.