How the commands are ordered

The following list describes the order in which commands are documented in the Abaqus Scripting Reference Guide:

  • Chapters are grouped alphabetically by functionality. In general, the functionality corresponds to the modules and toolsets that are found in Abaqus/CAE; for example, Amplitude commands Animation commands, and Assembly commands.

  • Within each chapter the primary objects appear first and are followed by other objects in alphabetical order. For example, in Mesh commands the objects are listed in the following order:

    • Assembly

    • Part

    • ElemType

    • MeshEdge

    • MeshElement

    • MeshFace

    • MeshNode

    • MeshStats

  • Within each object description, the commands are listed in the following order:

    • Constructors (in alphabetical order)

    • Methods (in alphabetical order)

    • Members

  • Some methods are not associated with an object and appear at the end of a chapter; for example, the evaluateMaterial() method appears at the end of Material commands.