Abaqus/CAE
is the Complete
Abaqus
Environment that provides a simple, consistent interface for creating
Abaqus
models, interactively submitting and monitoring
Abaqus
jobs, and evaluating results from
Abaqus
simulations.
Abaqus/CAE
is divided into modules, where each module defines a logical aspect of the
modeling process; for example, defining the geometry, defining material
properties, and generating a mesh. As you move from module to module, you build
up the model. When the model is complete,
Abaqus/CAE
generates an input file that you submit to the
Abaqus
analysis product.
Abaqus/Standard
or
Abaqus/Explicit
reads the input file generated by
Abaqus/CAE,
performs the analysis, sends information to
Abaqus/CAE
to allow you to monitor the progress of the job, and generates an output
database. Finally, you use
the Visualization module
to read the output database and view the results of your analysis.