Upon execution, the Abaqus Interface for Moldflow reads the Moldflow interface files and creates the relevant Abaqus files. The files created depend on the options included on the command line. You execute the Abaqus Interface for Moldflow using the following command:
abaqus moldflow | job=job-name |
[input=input-name] [midplane | 3D] [element_order={1 | 2}] [initial_stress={on | off}] [material=traditional] [orientation=traditional] |
You can include the following options on the command line:
job
This option specifies the name of the Abaqus input files to be created. It is also the default name of the files containing the Moldflow interface data.
input
This option is used to specify the name of the files containing the Moldflow interface data if it is different from job-name.
midplane
This option is used to translate the results of a midplane simulation to an Abaqus model with three-dimensional (shell) elements.
3D
This option is used to translate the results of a three-dimensional solid simulation to an Abaqus model with solid elements.
element_order
This option is used to specify the order of elements created in the partial input file for three-dimensional solid simulations. Possible values are 1 to create first-order elements (C3D4) and 2 to create second-order elements (C3D10). The default value is 2. This option is valid only when using the 3D option.
initial_stress
This option specifies whether or not initial stress will be included in the model. This option is valid only when using the 3D option.
If the initial_stress option is not included or initial_stress=off, initial stresses will not be translated.
If initial_stress=on, initial stresses will be written to the input file.
material
This option is used to specify where the material properties are written. If material=traditional, the material properties will be written to the input file. Otherwise, the material properties will be written to the (binary) .mpt file. Using material=traditional is not recommended for large models for performance reasons, since every element will have its own *MATERIAL definition.
orientation
This option is used to specify where the orientations are written. If orientation=traditional, the orientations are written to the input file. Otherwise, the orientations will be written to the (binary) .opt file. Using orientation=traditional is not recommended for large models for performance reasons, since every element will have its own *ORIENTATION definition.