11.12 Elimination of multiple state and model files during element reordering

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

Benefits: Multiple state and model files are no longer created if the elements are reordered in ABAQUS/Standard finite-sliding analyses.

Description: In previous versions of ABAQUS/Standard new model and state files were created each time the automated contact patch algorithm resulted in an element reordering. This could result in significant disk space costs for analyses that underwent multiple reorderings. Version 6.5 no longer generates these files.

Reference:

ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual