abaqus

Drive Dassault SIMULIA Abaqus from sim.

What you can do

• Run an input deck — submit .inp jobs end to end, capture solver output, completion status, and the path to the resulting .odb.
• Run CAE Python scripts — execute .py scripts inside Abaqus/CAE for model authoring, postprocessing, or scripted parameter studies.
• Iterate on a CAE database — open a sim session against a .cae file, send authoring snippets one at a time, and sim keeps the database state coherent across calls — same feel as an interactive CAE editor.
• Inspect after each step — sim inspect returns model and workspace diagnostics so an agent can decide what to do next.
• Headless — works fine over SSH, in CI, or on hosts with no desktop session.

Install

sim plugin install abaqus
sim check abaqus
sim drivers | grep abaqus

If Abaqus is not on PATH, point the driver at the launcher directly:

SIM_ABAQUS_COMMAND=/path/to/abaqus-launcher.bat
sim check abaqus

Quick start

Submit an input deck:

sim run --solver abaqus path/to/job.inp

Run a CAE script (no GUI):

sim run --solver abaqus path/to/build_model.py

Iterative authoring against a CAE database:

sim connect --solver abaqus --driver-option cae_file=path/to/model.cae
sim exec 'mdb.models["Model-1"].parts["Part-1"]...'
sim inspect session.summary
sim disconnect

Prerequisites

• A licensed Abaqus install on the host
• Network access to cdn.svdailab.com for the install step

Not the same as mechanical

Use the Abaqus plugin for .inp decks and Abaqus/CAE Python scripts. Use mechanical for Ansys Mechanical workflows. They are different products and sim keeps them on separate routes.