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Slash Command Reference

/abaqus-run — Job Submission

Submit Abaqus analysis jobs.

Usage:

/abaqus-run <input_file> [parameters...]

Parameters:

Parameter Description Default
cpus Number of CPU cores 4
gpus Number of GPUs -
memory Memory limit 8gb
scratch Scratch directory System default
user User subroutine file -
double Double precision -

Modes:

  • Default: Full analysis
  • --datacheck: Data check only
  • --continue: Continue interrupted job
  • --recover: Recover from restart

Examples:

/abaqus-run beam.inp cpus=8 memory=16gb
/abaqus-run model.inp --datacheck user=umat.for
/abaqus-run model.inp --continue cpus=4

Job Control:

Action Command Description
Suspend /abaqus-suspend <job> Freeze state, no progress loss
Resume /abaqus-resume <job> Continue from suspension, no .res file needed
Terminate/Continue /abaqus-run <job> --continue Requires .res restart file

/abaqus-suspend — Suspend Job

Suspend a running Abaqus job, preserving memory state. Resume later with /abaqus-resume.

Usage:

/abaqus-suspend <job_name>

Example:

/abaqus-suspend model

/abaqus-resume — Resume Job

Resume an Abaqus job suspended by /abaqus-suspend.

Usage:

/abaqus-resume <job_name>

Example:

/abaqus-resume model

Note: Can only resume jobs suspended with suspend. For terminated jobs, use /abaqus-run --continue (requires .res file).

/abaqus-monitor — Job Monitoring

Monitor Abaqus job running status.

Usage:

/abaqus-monitor <job_name> [--watch] [--interval seconds]

Parameters:

Parameter Description Default
--watch Continuous monitoring mode -
--interval Refresh interval (seconds) 10

Output:

  • Job status (COMPLETED / RUNNING / SUSPENDED / TERMINATED / ABORTED)
  • Increment count
  • Warning/error count
  • ODB file size

/abaqus-post — Post-Processing

Extract result data from ODB files.

Usage:

/abaqus-post <operation> <odb_file> [parameters...]

Operations:

Operation Description
report Generate ODB content report
extract Extract field output to CSV
odb2sim Convert to Simpack format
restartjoin Merge restart files

/abaqus-compile — Subroutine Compilation

Compile Abaqus user subroutines.

Usage:

/abaqus-compile <source_file> [--standard|--explicit|--cfd]

/abaqus-translate — File Translation

Convert model files between Abaqus and other solvers.

Export: toNastran

Import: fromNastran, fromANSYS, fromDyna, fromPamcrash, fromRadioss, fromMoldflow, fromSimpack, fromAdams, fromExcite