abaqustools

Python tools for generating, running, and post-processing Abaqus finite-element models.

Features

kw

• Generate Abaqus .inp files efficiently.
• Write common Abaqus keywords for beam-oriented structural models.
• Create beam joints with user-defined stiffness for six degrees of freedom.

abq

• Run Abaqus jobs from Python.
• Check input files for duplicate nodes and elements.

odbexport

• Export static and modal-analysis results from Abaqus ODB files.
• Write text and HDF5 output.
• Export displacements, node coordinates, section forces, natural frequencies, generalized mass, element sets, and other result data.

post

• Assemble and label result images for reports and presentations.
• Available as an optional plotting feature.

Installation

Install the package from PyPI:

python -m pip install abaqustools

Install the optional image and plotting dependencies when using abaqustools.post:

python -m pip install "abaqustools[plotting]"

The package requires Python 3 or later. Running Abaqus jobs and reading ODB files also requires a compatible Abaqus installation and its Python modules.

Usage

Import the main modules from the package:

from abaqustools import abq, kw, odbexport

Create part and node keywords in an Abaqus input file:

import numpy as np
from abaqustools import kw

nodes = np.array([
    [1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0],
    [2, 5.0, 0.0, 0.0],
])

with open("model.inp", "w", encoding="utf-8") as output:
    kw.part(output, "beam")
    kw.node(output, nodes, "beam_nodes")
    kw.partend(output)

Run an Abaqus input file:

from abaqustools import abq

abq.runjob(
    foldername="path/to/model",
    inputname="model.inp",
    cpus=4,
)

Export modal results from an ODB file:

from pathlib import Path

from abaqustools import odbexport

odbexport.export.modal(
    folder_odb="path/to/results",
    jobname="model",
    folder_save="path/to/export",
    folder_python=str(Path(odbexport.__file__).parent),
)

More complete scripts are available in the example/ and example/odbexport/ directories.

Abaqus compatibility

Functions that launch Abaqus or import odbAccess, abaqusConstants, and other Abaqus modules must run in an environment where those modules are available. Pure input-file generation and validation utilities can run in standard Python.

Compatibility depends on the Python version bundled with the installed Abaqus release. If a particular Abaqus release causes a problem, please include its exact version when opening an issue.

Dependencies

Core dependencies are NumPy, h5py, and putools. Image composition and plotting additionally require Matplotlib and Pillow.

Contributing and support

Bug reports and proposed improvements are welcome through the GitHub issue tracker. When reporting an Abaqus-related problem, include the Abaqus version, Python version, operating system, and a minimal input example when possible.

The package is also available on PyPI.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later. See LICENSE for the full terms.