Creating, running, and monitoring a job

At this point the only task remaining to complete the model is defining the job. The job can then be submitted from within Abaqus/CAE and the solution progress monitored interactively.

This task shows you how to:

Context:

Before continuing, rename the model to Elastic by clicking mouse button 3 on Model-1 in the Model Tree and selecting Rename from the menu that appears. This model will later form the basis of the model used in the lug example discussed in Materials.

Save your model in a model database file named Lug.cae.

Create a job

  1. In the Model Tree, double-click the Jobs container to create a job. Name the job Lug, and click Continue.

  2. In the Edit Job dialog box, enter the following description: Linear Elastic Steel Connecting Lug.

  3. Accept the default job settings, and click OK.

Run the job

  1. In the Model Tree, click mouse button 3 on the job named Lug and select Submit to submit your job for analysis.

    A dialog box appears to warn you that history output has not been requested for the LugLoad step. Click Yes to continue with the job submission.

  2. In the Model Tree, click mouse button 3 on the job named Lug and select Monitor from the menu that appears to open the job monitor.

    At the top of the dialog box, a summary of the solution progress is included. This summary is updated continuously as the analysis progresses. Any errors and/or warnings that are encountered during the analysis are noted in the appropriate tabbed pages. If any errors are encountered, correct the model and rerun the simulation. Be sure to investigate the cause of any warning messages and take appropriate action; recall that some warning messages can be ignored safely while others require corrective action.

  3. When the job has completed, click Dismiss to close the job monitor.