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Preface
ThissectionlistsvariousresourcesthatareavailableforhelpwithusingAbaqusUnifiedFEAsoftware.
Support
Both technical engineering support (for problems with creating a model or performing an analysis) and
systemssupport(forinstallation,licensing,andhardware-relatedproblems)forAbaqusareofferedthrough
anetworkoflocalsupportoffices. RegionalcontactinformationislistedinthefrontofeachAbaqusmanual
andisaccessiblefromtheLocationspageatwww.simulia.com.
SIMULIA Online Support System
TheSIMULIAOnlineSupportSystem(SOSS)providesaknowledgedatabaseofSIMULIAAnswers. The
SIMULIAAnswersaresolutionstoquestionsthatwehavehadtoanswerorguidelinesonhowtouseAbaqus,
SIMULIASLM,Isight,andotherSIMULIAproducts. Youcanalsosubmitnewrequestsforsupportinthe
SOSS. All support incidents are tracked in the SOSS. If you are contacting us by means outside the SOSS
todiscussanexistingsupportproblemandyouknowtheincidentnumber,pleasementionitsothatwecan
consultthedatabasetoseewhatthelatestactionhasbeen.
TousetheSOSS,youneedtoregisterwiththesystem. VisittheMySupportpageatwww.simulia.com
to register.
Many questions about Abaqus can also be answered by visiting the Products page and the Support
page atwww.simulia.com.
Anonymous ftp site
To facilitate data transfer with SIMULIA, an anonymous ftp account is available on the computer
ftp.simulia.com. Loginasuseranonymous,andtypeyoure-mailaddressasyourpassword. Contactsupport
before placingfiles onthe site.
Training
All offices and representatives offer regularly scheduled public training classes. We also provide training
seminars at customer sites. All training classes and seminars include workshops to provide as much
practical experience with Abaqus as possible. For a schedule and descriptions of available classes, see
www.simulia.comorcallyourlocalofficeorrepresentative.
Feedback
WewelcomeanysuggestionsforimprovementstoAbaqussoftware,thesupportprogram,ordocumentation.
We will ensure that any enhancement requests you make are considered for future releases. If you wish to
makeasuggestionabouttheserviceorproducts,refertowww.simulia.com. Complaintsshouldbeaddressed
bycontactingyourlocalofficeorthroughwww.simulia.com byvisitingtheQuality Assurancesectionof
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CONTENTS
Contents
PART I OVERVIEWOFAbaqusDOCUMENTATION
1. Introduction
TheAbaqusdocumentationcollection 1.1
PART II USINGTHEAbaqusHTMLDOCUMENTATION
2. OverviewoftheAbaqusHTMLdocumentation
ViewingtheAbaqusHTMLdocumentation 2.1
TheAbaqusHTMLdocumentationcollectionpage 2.2
OpeninganHTMLbookfromthecollectionwindow 2.3
Viewingthebookwindow 2.4
OpeninganHTMLbookfromanotherHTMLbook 2.5
Modifyingthewidthofthetableofcontentsframe 2.6
Usingyourbrowsersettings 2.7
Printingfrom anHTMLbook 2.8
3. NavigatingintheAbaqusHTML documentation
LocatinginformationintheAbaqusHTMLdocumentation 3.1
Usingthetableofcontentsframe 3.2
4. SearchingtheAbaqusHTML documentation
Searchtermsandsearchphrases 4.1
Conductingasearchfromthebookwindow 4.2
Conductingasearchfromthecollectionwindow 4.3
HTMLsearchdetails 4.4
UsingtheAdvanced Searchoptions 4.5
Search strategies 4.6
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PART III USINGTHEAbaqusPDFDOCUMENTATION
5. OverviewoftheAbaqusPDFdocumentation
ViewingtheAbaqusPDFdocumentation 5.1
LocatinginformationinthePDFdocumentation 5.2
Printingfrom aPDFbook 5.3
6. Searching the PDF documentation
IndexedsearchingwithAdobeReader 6.1
ConductingasearchofasinglePDFbookortheentirePDFcollection 6.2
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Chapter1, “Introduction”
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