*CO-SIMULATION

Identify that the current step is a co-simulation step in Abaqus.

This option is used to identify a co-simulation step in Abaqus and the associated co-simulation controls.

This page discusses:

See Also
*CO-SIMULATION CONTROLS
*CO-SIMULATION REGION
In Other Guides
About Co-Simulation
Preparing an Abaqus Analysis for Co-Simulation
Structural-to-Structural Co-Simulation

ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/ExplicitAbaqus/CAE

TypeHistory data

LevelStep

Abaqus/CAEInteraction module

Required parameters

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to the co-simulation event. The co-simulation name adheres to the naming convention for labels (see Input Syntax Rules), except that it cannot begin with a number.

PROGRAM

Set PROGRAM=MULTIPHYSICS for exchange of data between Abaqus and the SIMULIA Co-Simulation Engine, which in turn can exchange data with third-party analysis programs that support the SIMULIA Co-Simulation Engine.

Set PROGRAM=ABAQUS for exchange of data with another Abaqus analysis in an Abaqus/Standard to Abaqus/Explicit co-simulation.

Optional parameters

CONTROLS

This parameter is required when PROGRAM=ABAQUS.

Set this parameter equal to the name of the co-simulation controls to be used to define the coupling and rendezvousing scheme.

There are no data lines associated with this option.