The following procedure summarizes the typical usage of the Abaqus Interface for Moldflow. The remaining sections of this manual discuss these steps in detail.
To use the Abaqus Interface for Moldflow:
Run a Moldflow simulation.
Export the data as follows:
For a midplane Moldflow simulation, export the finite element mesh data to a file named job-name.pat and the results data (material properties and residual stresses) to a file named job-name.osp.
For a three-dimensional solid Moldflow simulation using Moldflow Version MPI 6, run the Visual Basic script mpi2abq.vbs to export the finite element mesh data to a file named job-name_mesh.inp and the results data to .xml files.
Run the Abaqus Interface for Moldflow to create a partial Abaqus input file from the Moldflow interface files.
Edit the Abaqus input file to add appropriate data for the analysis (for example, add boundary conditions and step data).
Submit the Abaqus input file for analysis.