Export to FEA and Run the Analysis

We are now ready to export the results to our finite element analysis program and simulate the tensile loading of the bar.

  1. Click Home > Export > Export to Structural Package.
  2. Select the location where you would like to place the input file. Name the file bar_zero_output and click Save.
  3. Navigate to the directory where the file was written. You will see two files, bar_zero_output.inp and bar_zero_output.sif.
  4. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the .inp and .sif files.
  5. Submit the job from the command line. For example, if you are using Abaqus 6.13-1, you would enter: 
    >>abq6131 job=bar_zero_output
    Note: Be sure to set the usub_lib_dir variable in the abaqus_v6.env file to the location of the user material subroutine. See the Exporting section of the User's Guide for additional details.
Parent topic: Tutorial 3 - Replicate Material Data Inputs