The ABAQUS-specific Command Environment

The interface program works in conjunction with an ABAQUS-specific command environment. This environment is activated via the command 'PROPERTY FE-PROG ABAQUS' and is used to prompt the user for loading conditions and material and physical property definitions. The environment variable FG_PRE_INT can be used to make ABAQUS the default environment for all models.

It is important to note that if the analysis environment is changed after material properties, physical properties or loads have been defined in the FEMGEN model, then they will be lost.

In addition the resource file can be used to customise the program to ABAQUS. The relevant lines in the FEMGV Resource file 'femsys.ini' are shown below:

     
#
# This is a FEMGV Resource file. 
#
# Related Files: 
#
# fgvstr.str :- FEMGV startup file used to set environment variables
# FGVSYN.SYN :- Synonym file for command macros and hot keys.
#                                  
# Customised Analysis Environments.
# =================================
# 
# Use these settings in conjunction with environment variable
# FG_PRE_INT in the startup file. Note that more
# than one analysis package may be defined here if desired.
#
# ABAQUS Resources:
#
# Set default element variants.
#
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.P-EL : MASS
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.BE2  : B31
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.BE3  : B32
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.TR3  : CPS3
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.TR6  : CPS6
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.QU4  : CPS4
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.QU8  : CPS8
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.QU9  : S9R5
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.PE6  : C3D6
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.P15  : C3D15
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.HE8  : C3D8
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.HE20 : C3D20
Femsys.abaqus-variant.all.HE27 : INTER9
#
# Enable beam warping DOF
#
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.internal.7 : W
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.external.7 : W
#
# Modifies hard coded dofmacro ENCASTRE to include warping amplitude
#
Femsys.abaqus-dofmacro.internal.8 : ENCASTRE X Y Z RX RY RZ W
Femsys.abaqus-dofmacro.external.8 : ENCASTRE X Y Z RX RY RZ W
#
# Enable through-thickness shell temperature DOF's
#
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.internal.12 : T2
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.internal.13 : T3
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.internal.14 : T4
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.internal.15 : T5
Femsys.abaqus-dofname.internal.16 : T6
#
# End of Resource File
#