Abaqus/Standard

Section  3.1

Parallel ordering for the direct sparse solver

Section  4.2

Enhancements to distributions

Section  5.2

Model import from ANSYS input files

Section  5.6

Enhanced support for translation of NASTRAN bulk data files

Section  6.1

Iterative equation solver

Section  6.2

Dynamics enhancements

Section  6.3

Contour integral evaluations based on the extended finite element method (XFEM)

Section  6.4

Dissimilar mesh support for Abaqus/Standard to Abaqus/Explicit co-simulation

Section  6.5

Global damping and damping controls in matrix and substructure generation procedures

Section  6.6

Improved integration scheme in random response analysis

Section  6.7

Use of arbitrary dynamic modes for substructure generation

Section  6.8

Enhancements to coupled structural-acoustic analysis

Section  6.9

Enhancements to steady-state dynamics user interface

Section  6.10

Direct cyclic analysis in Abaqus/CAE

Section  6.11

Improvement to the AMS eigensolver

Section  7.5

Transferring results with concrete damaged plasticity

Section  7.6

Finite-strain viscoelasticity

Section  7.7

Finite-strain viscoelasticity with Mullins effect

Section  7.8

Field expansion

Section  7.9

Viscous dissipation in a coupled analysis

Section  9.3

Reading nodal output for temperature, normalized concentration, and electric potential from an output database into predefined field variables

Section  10.2

General contact performance

Section  10.3

General contact diagnostics

Section  10.4

Visualizing initial strain-free adjustments

Section  12.2

Element nodal forces in beam section orientations

Section  12.3

PSD and RMS Mises stress contour and history plots from random response analysis

Section  12.4

Enhancements to output from direct steady-state dynamic analysis

Section  13.1

Utility routines to obtain parallel processes information