Abaqus API Changes¶
Abaqus 2020¶
abaqus.Part.PartBase¶
abaqus.Part.PartBase.AcisFile.openSolidworks: added: New in version 2020: The openSolidworks method was added.
abaqus.Part.AcisMdb¶
abaqus.Part.AcisMdb.AcisMdb.openSolidworks: added: New in version 2020: The openSolidworks method was added.
abaqus.Odb.RebarOrientation¶
abaqus.Odb.RebarOrientation.OdbSet.instances: added: New in version 2020: The instances attribute was added.abaqus.Odb.RebarOrientation.OdbSet.isInternal: added: New in version 2020: The isInternal attribute was added.
abaqus.Canvas.ViewportBase¶
abaqus.Canvas.ViewportBase.ViewportBase.animationController: added: New in version 2020: The animationController attribute was added.
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionAssembly¶
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionAssembly.TableCollectionAssembly: added: New in version 2020: The TableCollectionAssembly class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionAssembly.ElementProgressiveActivation: added: New in version 2020: The ElementProgressiveActivation class was added.
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionModel¶
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionModel.TableCollectionModel: added: New in version 2020: The TableCollectionModel class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionModel.EventSeries: added: New in version 2020: The EventSeries class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionModel.EventSeriesType: added: New in version 2020: The EventSeriesType class was added.
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionStep¶
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionStep.ActivateElements: added: New in version 2020: The ActivateElements class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollectionStep.TableCollectionStep: added: New in version 2020: The TableCollectionStep class was added.
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollection¶
abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollection.DataTable: added: New in version 2020: The DataTable class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollection.ParameterTable: added: New in version 2020: The ParameterTable class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollection.PropertyTable: added: New in version 2020: The PropertyTable class was added.abaqus.TableCollection.TableCollection.TableCollection: added: New in version 2020: The TableCollection class was added.
abaqus.TableCollection.ParameterTable¶
abaqus.TableCollection.ParameterTable.ParameterColumn: added: New in version 2020: The ParameterColumn class was added.
abaqus.TableCollection.PropertyTableData¶
abaqus.TableCollection.PropertyTableData.PropertyTableData: added: New in version 2020: The PropertyTableData class was added.
abaqus.Model.ModelBase¶
abaqus.Model.ModelBase.ModelBase.eventSeriesDatas: added: New in version 2020: The eventSeriesDatas attribute was added.abaqus.Model.ModelBase.ModelBase.eventSeriesTypes: added: New in version 2020: The eventSeriesTypes attribute was added.abaqus.Model.ModelBase.ModelBase.tableCollections: added: New in version 2020: The tableCollections attribute was added.
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel¶
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel.InteractionModel.ContactExp: added: New in version 2020: The polarityAssignments argument was added.abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel.ContactExp.polarityAssignments: added: New in version 2020: The polarityAssignments attribute was added.
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionContactInitializationModel¶
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionContactInitializationModel.InteractionContactInitializationModel.StdInitialization: added: New in version 2020: The ExpInitialization method was added.abaqus.Interaction.InteractionContactInitializationModel.ExpInitialization: added: New in version 2020: The ExpInitialization class was added.
abaqus.Material.Material¶
abaqus.Material.Material.Material.Creep: added: New in version 2020: The options ANAND, DARVEAUX, DOUBLE_POWER, POWER_LAW, and TIME_POWER_LAW were added.abaqus.Material.Material.Material.GapFlow: added: New in version 2020: The options BINGHAM_PLASTIC and HERSCHEL-BULKLEY were added.abaqus.Material.Material.Material.Viscous: added: New in version 2020: The options ANAND, DARVEAUX, DOUBLE_POWER, POWER_LAW, and TIME_POWER_LAW were added.
abaqus.Material.Plastic.TensileFailure¶
abaqus.Material.Plastic.TensileFailure.TensileFailure: added: New in version 2020: The TensileFailure class was added.
abaqus.Assembly.AssemblyBase¶
abaqus.Assembly.AssemblyBase.AssemblyBase.smoothNodes: changed: Changed in version 2020: The coordinates arguments was removed, the nodes now replaces it.
Abaqus 2019¶
abaqus.DisplayGroup.LeafFromConstraintNames¶
abaqus.DisplayGroup.LeafFromConstraintNames.LeafFromConstraintNames: added: New in version 2019: The LeafFromConstraintNames class was added.
abaqus.OdbDisplay.OdbDisplay¶
abaqus.OdbDisplay.OdbDisplay.ContourOptions.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The legendHideOutsideLimits argument was added.
abaqus.PlotOptions.BasicOptions¶
abaqus.PlotOptions.BasicOptions.BasicOptions.numericForm: changed: Changed in version 2019: Add possible values: COMPLEX_ENVELOPE_MAX_ABS, COMPLEX_ENVELOPE_MAX, and COMPLEX_ENVELOPE_MIN.abaqus.PlotOptions.BasicOptions.BasicOptions.setValues: changed: Changed in version 2019: Add possible values: COMPLEX_ENVELOPE_MAX_ABS, COMPLEX_ENVELOPE_MAX, and COMPLEX_ENVELOPE_MIN.
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel¶
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel.InteractionModel.FluidInflator: added: New in version 2019: The FluidInflator method was added.abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel.InteractionModel.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment argument was added.abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel.InteractionModel.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment argument was added.abaqus.Interaction.InteractionModel.FluidInflator: added: New in version 2019: The FluidInflator class was added.
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionPropertyModel¶
abaqus.Interaction.InteractionPropertyModel.InteractionPropertyModel.FluidInflatorProperty: added: New in version 2019: The FluidInflatorProperty method was added.abaqus.Interaction.InteractionPropertyModel.FluidInflatorProperty: added: New in version 2019: The FluidInflatorProperty class was added.
abaqus.Interaction.FluidInflatorState¶
abaqus.Interaction.FluidInflatorState.FluidInflatorState: added: New in version 2019: The FluidInflatorState class was added.
abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd¶
abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment argument was added.abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment argument was added.abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.handedness: added: New in version 2019: The handedness attribute was added.abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.normalAdjustment: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment attribute was added.abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment argument was added.abaqus.Interaction.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.SurfaceToSurfaceContactStd.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The normalAdjustment argument was added.
abaqus.Mesh.MeshPart¶
abaqus.Mesh.MeshPart.ElemType: added: New in version 2019: The numFourierModes argument was added.abaqus.Mesh.MeshPart.ElemType: added: New in version 2019: The nodeOffset argument was added.abaqus.Mesh.MeshPart.ElemType.nodeOffset: added: New in version 2019: The nodeOffset attribute was added.abaqus.Mesh.MeshPart.ElemType.numFourierModes: added: New in version 2019: The numFourierModes attribute was added.
abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel¶
abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.OptimizationTaskModel.BeadTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.OptimizationTaskModel.ShapeTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.OptimizationTaskModel.SizingTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.OptimizationTaskModel.TopologyTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.BeadTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.BeadTask.abaqusSensitivities: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities attribute was added.abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTaskModel.BeadTask.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.
abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTask¶
abaqus.Optimization.OptimizationTask.OptimizationTask.TopologyOverhangControl: added: New in version 2019: The TopologyOverhangControl method was added.
abaqus.Optimization.TopologyOverhangControl¶
abaqus.Optimization.TopologyOverhangControl.TopologyOverhangControl: added: New in version 2019: The TopologyOverhangControl class was added.
abaqus.Optimization.ShapeTask¶
abaqus.Optimization.ShapeTask.ShapeTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.ShapeTask.ShapeTask.abaqusSensitivities: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities attribute was added.abaqus.Optimization.ShapeTask.ShapeTask.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.
abaqus.Optimization.SizingTask¶
abaqus.Optimization.SizingTask.SizingTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.SizingTask.SizingTask.abaqusSensitivities: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities attribute was added.abaqus.Optimization.SizingTask.SizingTask.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.
abaqus.Optimization.TopologyTask¶
abaqus.Optimization.TopologyTask.TopologyTask: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.abaqus.Optimization.TopologyTask.TopologyTask.abaqusSensitivities: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities attribute was added.abaqus.Optimization.TopologyTask.TopologyTask.setValues: added: New in version 2019: The abaqusSensitivities argument was added.
abaqus.Assembly.ModelInstance¶
abaqus.Assembly.ModelInstance.ModelInstance.replace: added: New in version 2019: The replace method was added.
Abaqus 2018¶
abaqus.Part.PartBase¶
abaqus.Part.PartBase.PartBase.writeAcisFile: changed: Changed in version 2018: Add description for thr file name’s extension.abaqus.Part.PartBase.AcisFile.writeAcisFile: changed: Changed in version 2018: Add description for thr file name’s extension.
abaqus.Region.RegionPart¶
abaqus.Region.RegionPart.RegionPart.SetFromNodeLabels: added: New in version 2018: The unsorted argument was added.
abaqus.Region.Set¶
abaqus.Region.Set.Set.SetFromNodeLabels: added: New in version 2018: The unsorted argument was added.
abaqus.PredefinedField.PredefinedFieldModel¶
abaqus.PredefinedField.PredefinedFieldModel.PredefinedFieldModel.Field: added: New in version 2018: The Field method was added.abaqus.PredefinedField.PredefinedFieldModel.Field: added: New in version 2018: The Field class was added.
abaqus.PredefinedField.FieldState¶
abaqus.PredefinedField.FieldState.FieldState: added: New in version 2018: The FieldState class was added.
abaqus.Section.SectionModel¶
abaqus.Section.SectionModel.SectionModel.HomogeneousSolidSection: changed: Changed in version 2018: The default value is now 1.0 instead of None.
abaqus.Section.SectionOdb¶
abaqus.Section.SectionOdb.SectionOdb.HomogeneousSolidSection: changed: Changed in version 2018: The default value is now 1.0 instead of None.abaqus.Section.SectionOdb.HomogeneousSolidSection: changed: Changed in version 2018: The default value is now 1.0 instead of None.abaqus.Section.SectionOdb.HomogeneousSolidSection.thickness: changed: Changed in version 2018: The default value is now 1.0 instead of None.
abaqus.Sketcher.SketchModel¶
abaqus.Sketcher.SketchModel.ConstrainedSketch.writeAcisFile: changed: Changed in version 2018: Add description for thr file name’s extension.
abaqus.Step.StepModel¶
abaqus.Step.StepModel.StepModel.ExplicitDynamicsStep: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod argument was added.abaqus.Step.StepModel.StepModel.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod argument was added.abaqus.Step.StepModel.ExplicitDynamicsStep: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod argument was added.abaqus.Step.StepModel.ExplicitDynamicsStep.setValues: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod argument was added.
abaqus.Step.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep¶
abaqus.Step.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod argument was added.abaqus.Step.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep.improvedDtMethod: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod attribute was added.abaqus.Step.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep.TempDisplacementDynamicsStep.setValues: added: New in version 2018: The improvedDtMethod argument was added.
abaqus.Session.SessionBase¶
abaqus.Session.SessionBase.Drawing.setValues: added: New in version 2018: The depthTest argument was added.
abaqus.OdbDisplay.OdbDisplay¶
abaqus.OdbDisplay.OdbDisplay.ContourOptions.setValues: added: New in version 2018: The reversedContourLegendRange argument was added.
abaqus.XY.XYSession¶
abaqus.XY.XYSession.XYSession.XYDataFromPath: added: New in version 2018: The removeDuplicateXYPairs argument was added.abaqus.XY.XYSession.XYSession.XYDataFromPath: added: New in version 2018: The includeAllElements argument was added.
abaqus.XY.writeXYReport¶
abaqus.XY.writeXYReport.XYData.XYDataFromPath: added: New in version 2018: The removeDuplicateXYPairs argument was added.abaqus.XY.writeXYReport.XYData.XYDataFromPath: added: New in version 2018: The includeAllElements argument was added.
abaqus.Load.LoadModel¶
abaqus.Load.LoadModel.LoadModel.BoltLoad: added: New in version 2018: The preTenSecPartLevel argument was added.abaqus.Load.LoadModel.BoltLoad: added: New in version 2018: The preTenSecPartLevel argument was added.
abaqus.Material.Material¶
abaqus.Material.Material.Material.MeanFieldHomogenization: added: New in version 2018: The MeanFieldHomogenization method was added.
abaqus.Material.MaterialBase¶
abaqus.Material.MaterialBase.MaterialBase.meanFieldHomogenization: added: New in version 2018: The meanFieldHomogenization attribute was added.
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldHomogenization¶
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldHomogenization.MeanFieldHomogenization: added: New in version 2018: The MeanFieldHomogenization class was added.
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldInclusion¶
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldInclusion.MeanFieldInclusion: added: New in version 2018: The MeanFieldInclusion class was added.
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldMatrix¶
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldMatrix.MeanFieldMatrix: added: New in version 2018: The MeanFieldMatrix class was added.
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldVoid¶
abaqus.Material.Multiscale.MeanFieldVoid.MeanFieldVoid: added: New in version 2018: The MeanFieldMatrix class was added.
abaqus.Mesh.MeshElementArray¶
abaqus.Mesh.MeshElementArray.MeshElementArray.getExteriorEdges: added: New in version 2018: The getExteriorEdges method was added.abaqus.Mesh.MeshElementArray.MeshElementArray.getExteriorFaces: added: New in version 2018: The getExteriorFaces method was added.
abaqus.Mesh.MesherOptions¶
abaqus.Mesh.MesherOptions.MesherOptions.setValues: added: New in version 2018: The guiPreferredElements argument was added.
Abaqus 2017¶
abaqus.PredefinedField.PredefinedFieldModel¶
abaqus.PredefinedField.PredefinedFieldModel.PredefinedFieldModel.Stress: added: New in version 2017: The Stress method was added.
abaqus.PredefinedField.Stress¶
abaqus.PredefinedField.Stress.Stress: added: New in version 2017: The Stress class was added.
abaqus.Section.SectionLayerArray¶
abaqus.Section.SectionLayerArray.SectionLayer: changed: Changed in version 2017: The thicknessType attribute and thicknessField attribute were removed.abaqus.Section.SectionLayerArray.SectionLayer: changed: Changed in version 2017: The thicknessType argument and thicknessField argument were removed.
abaqus.Sketcher.ConstrainedSketchDimension.DistanceDimension¶
abaqus.Sketcher.ConstrainedSketchDimension.DistanceDimension.DistanceDimension: changed: Changed in version 2017: The vertex2 argument was renamed to entity2.
abaqus.Sketcher.ConstrainedSketchGeometry.ArcByCenterEnds¶
abaqus.Sketcher.ConstrainedSketchGeometry.ArcByCenterEnds.ArcByCenterEnds: added: New in version 2017: The direction argument was added.
abaqus.Step.StepModel¶
abaqus.Step.StepModel.StepModel.GeostaticStep: added: New in version 2017: The maxNumInc attribute was added to the GeostaticStep class.abaqus.Step.StepModel.GeostaticStep: added: New in version 2017: The maxNumInc attribute was added to the GeostaticStep class.abaqus.Step.StepModel.GeostaticStep.maxNumInc: added: New in version 2017: The maxNumInc attribute was added to the GeostaticStep class.
abaqus.Odb.OdbSet¶
abaqus.Odb.OdbSet.OdbMeshElement.getNormal: added: New in version 2017: The getNormal method was added.
abaqus.Job.JobMdb¶
abaqus.Job.JobMdb.JobFromInputFile: changed: Changed in version 2017: The default value for parallelizationMethodExplicit is now DOMAINabaqus.Job.JobMdb.JobFromInputFile.parallelizationMethodExplicit: changed: Changed in version 2017: The default value for parallelizationMethodExplicit is now DOMAINabaqus.Job.JobMdb.JobFromInputFile.setValues: changed: Changed in version 2017: The default value for parallelizationMethodExplicit is now DOMAIN
abaqus.Job.ModelJob¶
abaqus.Job.ModelJob.ModelJob: changed: Changed in version 2017: The default value for parallelizationMethodExplicit is now DOMAINabaqus.Job.ModelJob.ModelJob.parallelizationMethodExplicit: changed: Changed in version 2017: The default value for parallelizationMethodExplicit is now DOMAIN
abaqus.Field.OdbMeshRegionData¶
abaqus.Field.OdbMeshRegionData.OdbMeshRegionData: changed: Changed in version 2017: The transformationType attribute was moved.abaqus.Field.OdbMeshRegionData.OdbMeshRegionData: changed: Changed in version 2017: The transformationType argument was moved.