To create a new analysis job:

From the main menu bar, select JobCreate.

The Create Job dialog box appears.

Tip:  You can also create a new analysis job by clicking the icon in the module toolbox or by clicking Create in the Job Manager.

Type the name of the new job in the Name text field. The name that you specify must adhere to the file name rules of your operating system.

Click the arrow to the right of the Source field to choose the source for the job.

Select Model to create a job based on a model created in ABAQUS/CAE.

The Model list displays all the models defined in the model database. From this list, select the model to associate with the new job.

Select Input file to create a job based on an input file that may or may not have been created in ABAQUS/CAE.

Click Select; ABAQUS/CAE lists all the files in the selected directory with the file extension .inp. Select the input file to associate with the new job, and click OK.

Note:  You cannot create a job based on an input file that contains references to other results files, such as a restart analysis, an import analysis, or a submodel analysis.

Click Continue.

The job editor appears.

In the editor, enter all data necessary to define the job and click OK. (For more information, see “Using the job editor,” Section 18.6.)