The installation procedure and file system layout for Abaqus has changed significantly in the 2016 release. It is now necessary to run 3 separate installers for a complete Abaqus installation. Please be sure to run all 3 installers in order to get a fully functional Abaqus installation. |
You need to maintain network connectivity during installation and it you're off campus, you need to be running the VPN before you run the installers. |
When a new Abaqus release becomes available, we will change the version reference for the documentation and software installers and update the download links for the new release. You can revisit this page to look for the updates, and install the new version by repeating the installation steps below. The vendor typically issues several update releases each year. |
Search may be broken if you use the Internet Explorer web browser. |
In certain usage modes, Abaqus requires access to system C, C++ and FORTRAN compilers. Installation and configuration of these is beyond the scope of this document; please consult the Abaqus documentation for further information. |
On some Linux distributions, the web server launch may trigger an error message libtermcap.so.2 not found. This symlink to the libtermcap library is not present in many recent distributions. Fixing this is beyond the scope of this article but workarounds exist involving symlinks from this to 32 bit libraries that are present or installable on the system. Use Google to find them. |
You will need to have the openmotif and compat-libstdc++-33 packages installed on Red Hat systems. |
In certain usage modes, Abaqus requires access to system C, C++ and FORTRAN compilers. Installation and configuration of these is beyond the scope of this document; please consult the Abaqus documentation for further information. Abaqus is configured to use the Intel compilers by default; it is usually possible to use the gnu compilers instead by editing /usr/DassaultSystemes/SimulationServices/V6R2016x/Linux_a64/SMA/site/lnx86_64.env as follows:
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You need to launch Abaqus CAE or Abaqus Viewer from a directory where you have write permission. |
You may need to set the XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS environment variable to 1 in the launch terminal first if the Abaqus windows are washed out and translucent. You may run into other windowing artifacts unless you log in with a basic graphical session that disables advanced visual effects. Details for how to do this are beyond the scope of this article. |