The
Abaqus
finite element system includes:
Abaqus/Standard,
a general-purpose finite element program;
Abaqus/Explicit,
an explicit dynamics finite element program;
Abaqus/CAE,
an interactive environment used to create finite element models, submit
Abaqus
analyses, monitor and diagnose jobs, and evaluate results; and
Abaqus/Viewer,
a subset of
Abaqus/CAE
that contains only the postprocessing capabilities of
the Visualization module.
Several add-on options that are available only if your license includes them
can be used to further extend the capabilities of
Abaqus/Standard
and
Abaqus/Explicit.
The
Abaqus/Aqua
option works with
Abaqus/Standard
and
Abaqus/Explicit.
Abaqus/Aqua
contains optional features that are specifically designed for the analysis of
beam-like structures installed underwater and subject to loading by water
currents and wave action.
The
Abaqus/Design
option enables you to perform design sensitivity analysis
(DSA). The
Abaqus/Design
option works with
Abaqus/Standard.
Abaqus/AMS
is an optional eigensolver that works within
Abaqus/Standard
providing very fast solution of large symmetric eigenvalue problems.
The
Abaqus
co-simulation technique provides two applications, available as separate add-on
capabilities, for coupling between
Abaqus
and third-party analysis programs.
Abaqus/Foundation
is an optional subset of
Abaqus/Standard
that provides more cost-efficient access to the linear static and dynamic
analysis functionality in
Abaqus/Standard.