When you start a session, the menus listed below appear on the main menu bar. ABAQUS/CAE displays additional menu options and provides access to toolsets depending on the current module in use.
File
The items in the File menu allow you to create, open, and save model databases; open and close output databases; import and export files; run scripts; manage macros; print viewports; and exit ABAQUS/CAE. For more information, see “Using the File menu,” Section 9.6.
Model
The items in the Model menu allow you to open, copy, rename, and delete the models in the current model database. For more information, see “Managing models,” Section 9.8.
Viewport
The items in the Viewport menu allow you to create or manipulate viewports and viewport annotations. For more information, see Chapter 4, “Managing viewports on the canvas.”
View
The items in the View menu allow you to manipulate views, customize certain aspects of the appearance of your model or plots, control display performance, and turn off the display of the Model Tree and Results Tree. Some of the operations available in the view manipulation menu are also available in the toolbar. For more information, see:
Plug-ins
The items in the Plug-ins menu allow you to access the plug-ins distributed with ABAQUS/CAE or plug-ins that you have downloaded or created. For more information, see Chapter 54, “The Plug-in toolset.”
Help
The items in the Help menu allow you to request context-sensitive help and to search or browse the documentation. For more information, see “Getting help,” Section 2.6.
