Understanding and working with Abaqus/CAE models, model databases, and files

This chapter discusses models and model databases and describes the various files that Abaqus/CAE generates and reads.

A finished model contains all the data that Abaqus/CAE needs to create and submit the analysis to Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit. Models are stored in a model database.

• What is an Abaqus/CAE model database?
• What is an Abaqus/CAE model?
• Accessing an output database on a remote computer
• Understanding the files generated by creating and analyzing a model
• Abaqus/CAE command files
• Using the File menu
• Managing model and output databases
• Managing models
• Managing session objects and session options
• Controlling the input file generated by Abaqus/CAE
• Managing macros