Introduction
The
ABAQUS suite of software for finite element analysis (FEA) is known for its high
performance, quality and ability to solve more kinds of challenging simulations
than any other software. The ABAQUS suite consists of three core products -
ABAQUS/Standard, ABAQUS/Explicit and ABAQUS/CAE. Each of these packages offers
additional optional modules that address specialized capabilities some customers
may need.
ABAQUS/Standard
Provides ABAQUS analysis technology to solve traditional implicit
finite element analyses, such as static, dynamics, thermal, all powered with the
widest range of contact and nonlinear material options. ABAQUS/Standard also has
optional add-on and interface products with address design sensitivity analysis,
offshore engineering, and integration with third party software, e.g., plastic
injection molding analysis.
ABAQUS/Explicit
Provides ABAQUS analysis technology focused on transient dynamics
and quasi-static analyses using an explicit approach appropriate in many
applications such as drop test, crushing and many manufacturing processes. The
most important feature of the explicit method is the lack of a global tangent
stiffness matrix, which is required for implicit methods such as in
ABAQUS/Standard. Since the state of the model is advanced explicitly, iterations
and tolerances are not required. Explicit methods require a small time increment
size that depends solely on the highest natural frequencies of the model and is
independent of the type and duration of loading. Simulations generally take on
the order of 10,000 to 1,000,000 increments, but the computational cost per
increment is extremely small.
ABAQUS/CAE
Provides a complete modeling and visualization environment for
ABAQUS analysis products. With direct access to CAD models, advanced meshing and
visualization , and with an exclusive view towards ABAQUS analysis products,
ABAQUS/CAE is the modeling environment of choice for many ABAQUS users. It
offers a parametric, feature based modeler based on the ACIS geometry engine.
Parts and assemblies can be imported from external CAD systems or generated
natively within ABAQUS/CAE.
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