Installing Established Products

The SIMULIA Established Products media can be launched in Graphical User Interface (GUI) or Textual User Interface (TUI) mode. It can also be launched using the Suite Installer.

For more information about how to launch the Established Products media, see Launching Media from the Assembly Media.

You must install the SIMULIA Established Products before installing the SIMULIA Established Products CAA API; do not install the CAA API media first.

This page discusses:

Installer Options

Installer Option Definition
Installation directory

On Windows, the default location is under C:\SIMULIA\EstProducts\2024\.

Note: If you click Next and let the installer create a new directory, then use the Back button from the following panel, you will get a message stating that this directory is not empty (because the installer has copied the Java JRE into it). To work around this issue, delete the entire new folder/directory manually before continuing.
Components to install

It is strongly recommended that you install all components unless you are sure you will never need one. 

Abaqus/Standard Solver *
Abaqus/Explicit Solver *
Cosimulation Services *
Abaqus ODB API Services *
Abaqus/CAE
Abaqus Samples
Tosca Structure
Tosca Fluid
fe-safe **
fe-safe interface to Abaqus 2019 ODBs
fe-safe interface to Abaqus 2018 ODBs
fe-safe interface to Abaqus 2017 ODBs
fe-safe interface to Abaqus 2016 ODBs
fe-safe materials and surface finish specifications
Material database server for fe-safe
fe-safe tutorial and sample data
fe-safe tutorial models for Abaqus
fe-safe tutorial models for I-DEAS
fe-safe tutorial models for Ansys
fe-safe tutorial models for NASTRAN
3DSFlow Solver ***

Selecting any fe-safe item (other than the Material database server for fe-safe) will also install the fe-safe component as a dependency.

* The SIMULIA Established Products installer configures Abaqus only when component Abaqus/CAE is installed. To install and run any of the Abaqus solver components without installing Abaqus/CAE, you must manually perform licensing and other configuration. For more information about how to install and run a standalone Abaqus solver, see the Knowledge Base item QA00000061999 in the Dassault Systèmes Knowledge Base at https://kb-prd.dsxclient.3ds.com/mashup-ui/page/document?q=docid:QA00000061999.

** The fe-safe interface to Abaqus 2024 ODBs is included as part of the fe-safe component.

*** Installation of the 3DSFlow Solver is required only for 3DEXPERIENCE workflows.

License server configuration

You must use either FLEXnet licensing or Dassault Systèmes licensing. Include the port number being used on the license server machine, for example:

  • FLEXnet: 27000@jupiter
  • DSLS: jupiter:4085

If a set of redundant servers will be used, enter the host names of the redundant servers in the boxes provided in the dialog box.

The installer will record the licensing configuration inside the installation. See Established Products Configuration (EPC) file for details.

Established Products Commands directory path

Enter your desired location for the Established Products Commands directory. The default is C:\SIMULIA\Commands\. See Established Products Command-Line Interfaces (Commands Directory) for details.

Abaqus/CAE external plug-ins directory

Enter your desired location for the Abaqus/CAE central plug-ins directory. The default is C:\SIMULIA\CAE\plugins\2024\. See the following topic in the Abaqus user assistance for details:

Abaqus | Abaqus/CAE | Using plug-ins | The Plug-in toolset | How do I make a plug-in available from Abaqus/CAE? | Where are plug-in files stored?

Note: The same plug-ins directory can be used for multiple installations of a release.
Abaqus/CAE and Tosca Fluid working directory (CAE is Windows only) User files generated by Abaqus/CAE and Tosca will be created in this folder. The default location is C:\temp. Ensure that this folder has write permission for all users.
Interfaces for Tosca Structure FEMFAT®, MSC Nastran®, and/orANSYS®.
Interfaces for Tosca Fluid STAR-CCM+® or FLUENT®. For multiple solver selections, STAR-CCM+® is set as the default solver.

IdentTag for Multiple Installations on the Same Windows Machine

The IdentTag option provides a unique identifier for multiple installations of the same software on a single Windows machine.

The installer will request the IdentTag after you have installed the software once, then rerun the GA installer for a second time on the same machine and choose a different installation directory than the first install.

The IdentTag can include lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, dashes (-), or underscores (_), but it must not exceed 20 characters.

It is only required for Windows installs, and is displayed in the following places:

  • desktop shortcuts
  • registry entries
  • Start menu program entries
  • the Programs and Features control panel

Wide Area Network Configuration

Note: If the installer detects a wide area network (WAN) license file, you will be prompted for information about the geographic location of your computer. This information is used to automatically set the computer_location environment file parameter and enable license usage logging for report generation.

Using UNC Paths with HPC Clusters

Note: If you intend to use Abaqus on a Windows HPC cluster, it is recommended that you change the installation directory to install into a shared file system on the head node of the cluster. Enter a UNC path as the installation directory. For complete information about configuring Abaqus on Windows HPC, see the Knowledge Base item QA00000008800 at https://kb-prd.dsxclient.3ds.com/mashup-ui/page/document?q=docid:QA00000008800.