Quick Start¶

Prerequisites¶

• Abaqus software installed
• Abaqus command (abaqus or abq20xx) in system PATH
• Claude Code installed

Installation¶

Copy the plugin directory to Claude Code's plugin directory:

plugins/abaqus-cli/ → ~/.claude/plugins/abaqus-cli/

Verify Installation¶

Type /abaqus-run --help in Claude Code. If you see help output, the installation is successful.

Basic Usage¶

1. Submit an Analysis Job¶

/abaqus-run model.inp cpus=8 memory=16gb

This executes abaqus job=model cpus=8 memory=16gb.

2. Monitor Job Status¶

/abaqus-monitor model

View the running status from the .sta file.

3. Extract Results¶

/abaqus-post extract model.odb --field S --step Step-1

Extract stress data from ODB to a CSV file.

4. Compile User Subroutine¶

/abaqus-compile UMAT.for

Compile a Fortran user subroutine.

5. File Format Conversion¶

/abaqus-translate fromNastran model.bdf

Convert a Nastran file to Abaqus format.

Using Agents¶

For complex workflows, let the AI Agent manage automatically:

• "Run this simulation for me — compile the subroutine, submit the job, monitor progress, extract results"
• "Extract stress and displacement data from all steps in this ODB file"

The agent will automatically invoke the corresponding scripts to complete the workflow.

Version Specification¶

If you have multiple Abaqus versions, specify in the configuration:

{
  "settings": {
    "abaqus_cmd": "abq2024"
  }
}

Or auto-detect with the agent: scripts/version_resolver.py --detect.