Product: ABAQUS/CAE
Benefits: You can use plug-ins to extend the capabilities of ABAQUS/CAE.
Description: You can think of plug-ins as a bridge between ABAQUS/CAE macros that play back a sequence of actions and the more complete functionality provided by the ABAQUS GUI Toolkit. ABAQUS plug-ins execute ABAQUS Scripting Interface and ABAQUS GUI Toolkit commands, and they provide a convenient way to customize ABAQUS/CAE for your particular needs or preferences.
The following plug-ins are provided with this release:
Running the Getting Started with ABAQUS examples
Creating a GUI plug-in
Creating a kernel plug-in
Displaying mode contribution factors