Use the items under File on the main menu bar to do the following:
Select FileNew to create a new model database. You can also click in the toolbar. For more information, see Creating a new model database, Section 9.7.1.
Select FileOpen to open an existing model database or output database. You can also click in the toolbar. For more information, see Opening a model database or an output database, Section 9.7.2.
Select FileNetwork ODB Connector to create a connection with a remote host that you can use to read a remote output database. For more information, see Creating a network ODB connector, Section 9.7.3.
Select FileClose ODB to close an output database. For more information, see Closing the current output database, Section 9.7.6.
Select FileSet Work Directory to change the work directory. For more information, see Setting the work directory, Section 9.7.7.
Select FileSave to save the current model database. You can also click in the toolbar. For more information, see Saving the current model database, Section 9.7.8.
Select FileSave As to save the current model database to a new file with a different name. For more information, see Saving the current model database to a new file with a different name, Section 9.7.9.
Select FileSave Options to save your customized part, assembly, and Visualization module display settings. For more information, see Saving your ABAQUS/CAE GUI settings, Section 3.6, and Saving your display options settings, Section 50.12.
Select FileImportSketch to import a planar sketch. For more information, see Importing sketches, Section 10.7.1.
Select FileImportPart to import a part. For more information, see Importing parts, Section 10.7.2.
Select FileImportModel to import a model from an ABAQUS/Standard or ABAQUS/Explicit input file. For more information, see Importing a model, Section 10.8.
Select FileExportSketch to export the current sketch. For more information, see Exporting a sketch to an ACIS-, IGES-, or STEP-format file, Section 10.9.1.
Select FileExportPart to export the current part. For more information, see Exporting a part to an ACIS-, IGES-, STEP-, or VDA-format file, Section 10.9.2.
Select FileExportAssembly to export the part instances in the assembly. For more information, see Exporting the assembly to an ACIS-format file, Section 10.9.3.
Select FileRun Script to execute a file containing ABAQUS Scripting Interface commands. For more information, see Replaying an ABAQUS/CAE session, Section 9.5.1, and Creating and running your own scripts, Section 9.5.4.
Select FileMacro Manager to store your actions in a macro file as a sequence of ABAQUS Scripting Interface commands. You can also run a macro and rename an existing macro. For more information, see Creating and running a macro, Section 9.5.5.
Select FilePrint to print all or selected viewports and annotations. You can also click in the toolbar. For more information, see Chapter 8, Printing viewports.”
Select FileExit to exit the ABAQUS/CAE session. For more information, see Exiting an ABAQUS/CAE session, Section 2.1.2.