9 Understanding and working with ABAQUS/CAE models, model databases, and files

9. Understanding and working with ABAQUS/CAE models, model databases, and files

A finished model contains all the data that ABAQUS/CAE needs to create and submit the analysis to ABAQUS/Standard or ABAQUS/Explicit. Models are stored in a model database. This chapter discusses models and model databases and describes the various files that ABAQUS/CAE generates and reads. The following topics are covered:

“What is an ABAQUS/CAE model database?,” Section 9.1
“What is an ABAQUS/CAE model?,” Section 9.2
“Accessing an output database on a remote computer,” Section 9.3
“Understanding the files generated by creating and analyzing a model,” Section 9.4
“ABAQUS/CAE command files,” Section 9.5
“Using the File menu,” Section 9.6
“Managing model and output databases,” Section 9.7
“Managing models,” Section 9.8
“Controlling the input file generated by ABAQUS/CAE,” Section 9.9
“Managing macros,” Section 9.10