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Abaqus Interface 2017 Release Notes

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Abaqus Interface 2017 Release Notes
Abaqus Interface 2017 Release Notes

Highlights

•	Supported the “Export Self Contained” and “Export All Self Contained” option for include files in the Include view of Model browser.

abaqus_2017_01

•	Changes in Beam section values in the solver keyword will be given priority while importing a deck. Both Beam Section and Beam General Section has been updated to supported this behavior.

•	Supported the Keyword *TRS.

•	Supported creation of more than one *Damage Initiation option.

•	Add an option “Auto adjust RBE 30.0 weight factor” in the Solver Export Options

abaqus_2017_02

•	Model Checker is enhanced with more errors and warning. Below is the list of new checks for Abaqus.

-	Component with solid and shell

-	Node ID exceed 9 Character

-	Element ID exceeds 9 character

-	Free 1D element

-	RBE2 with constrained dependent nodes

-	Free Rigid elements

-	Free RBE3 elements

-	RBE3 dof connected to solid

-	Zero-length CONN3D2

-	Free spring elements

-	Beam Property with Zero cross section area

-	Property missing card image

-	Shell Section thickness is not defined

-	Shell Section Composite thickness is not defined

Abaqus to OptiStruct Solver Conversion Enhancements

•	*CONTACT CONTROLS are converted to CNTSTB and is mapped to loadstep

•	*SURFACE INTERACTION, Separation(No/Yes) is mapped to Property,PCONT,Separation(No/Yes)

•	*ELASTIC, TYPE = ENGINEERING CONSTANTS is converted to MAT9ORT

•	*STATIC load step with Int_INC it is mapped to NLPARM load collector with NINC=1/Int_INC

•	*STATIC load step with MinIcr it is mapped to NLADAPT,DTMIN load collector

•	*STATIC load step with MaxIncr it is mapped to NLADAPT,DTMAX load collector

•	*STEP with unsymm=yes is converted to PARAM, UNSYMSLV

Nastran to Abaqus Solver Conversion Enhancements

•	BSURF is converted to *SURFACE ELEMENT

•	BCBODY in BCTABLE is mapped to CONTACT PAIR

•	Friction in BCTABLE is mapped to *SURFACE INTERACTION

•	Card Editor shows node and element ID with 9 digits.

•	The name of the DCOUP element is preserved during export and Import

•	Resolved an issue with *.csv file import in table entity

•	Resolved an issue with material name export with “Export an Include” option

HyperView

•	New reader options have been introduced to consider merging datatypes from all frames "Read Data Types from All Frames". if set to true, will bring in datatypes from all frames.

•	Export sets in Abaqus format (.inp)

abaqus_2017_03

•	Abaqus results statistics tool in added to review the odbsSteps and increment

•	Abaqus 6.13-1 ODB is supported in HyperView since the 13.0 release. The subsequent release of Abaqus 6.13 version of ODB, which had an issue while reading in HyperView is now resolved.