What do you need to access the output database?¶

To use the Abaqus C++ API to access an output database, you need to understand the following:

• The fundamentals of Abaqus output data and the Abaqus concepts of instances, fields, and history.

• How to program in C++.

• How to use the C++ API utility interface.

• How to use Abaqus objects.

• How to compile and link your C++ source code.