Dassault Systèmes SE (abbreviated 3DS) is a French software corporation. It is among Fortune 50 list of the largest software companies that develops software for 3D product design, simulation, manufacturing and more.
Abaqus FEA (formerly ABAQUS) is a software suite for finite element analysis and computer-aided engineering, originally released in 1978. The Abaqus product include the following core software products:
1.ABAQUS/CAE
ABAQUS/CAE (Complete ABAQUS Environment) is an interactive, graphical environment for ABAQUS. It allows models to be created quickly and easily by producing or importing the geometry of the structure to be analyzed and decomposing the geometry into meshable regions. Physical and material properties can be assigned to the geometry, together with loads and boundary conditions. ABAQUS/CAE contains very powerful options to mesh the geometry and to verify the resulting analysis model. Once the model is complete, ABAQUS/CAE can submit, monitor, and control the analysis jobs. The Visualization module can then be used to interpret the results. Only the Visualization module of ABAQUS/CAE (ABAQUS/Viewer) is covered in this guide. If you want to learn how to use other aspects of ABAQUS/CAE but are unable to attend a seminar, you can obtain a copy of the ABAQUS/CAE training material.
2.ABAQUS/Standard
ABAQUS/Standard is a general-purpose analysis product that can solve a wide range of linear and nonlinear problems involving the static, dynamic, thermal, and electrical response of components.
3.ABAQUS/Explicit
ABAQUS/Explicit is a special-purpose analysis product that uses an explicit dynamic finite element formulation. It is suitable for short, transient dynamic events, such as impact and blast problems, and is also very efficient for highly nonlinear problems involving changing contact conditions, such as forming simulations.
4.ABAQUS Multiphysics
Multiphysics technology has been a part of Abaqus from the beginning. Starting with Abaqus V2 (in 1979), Abaqus/Aqua simulates hydrodynamic wave loading on flexible structures for offshore pipelines. Through the years additional multiphysics capabilities have been added, such as fluid, thermal, and electrical couplings, to name a few.
The advantage of Abaqus Multiphysics is the ease with which Multiphysics problems can be solved by the Abaqus structural FEA user. From the same model, same element library, same material data, and same load history, an Abaqus structural FEA model can easily be extended to include additional physics interaction. No additional tools, interfaces, or simulation methodology are needed.
5.Abaqus Add-ons
The Abaqus Unified FEA Suite enables users to develop custom applications and integrate solutions from Alliance Partners or their own in-house applications.A variety of customizable extensions, or Plug-ins, for Abaqus offering efficiencies for specific industry simulation needs can be obtained in the SIMULIA Community.
