To make a plug-in available from ABAQUS/CAE, you must place specially named files containing registration commands in one of the directories that ABAQUS/CAE searches for plug-ins. The registration commands can make a plug-in available from the Plug-ins menu in the main menu bar, from a separate plug-in toolbox, or from both. This section describes how you make a plug-in available from ABAQUS/CAE. The following topics are covered: