Abaqus keywords supported for import and export

The following table lists the Abaqus keywords supported for import and export along with the supported parameters for each keyword.

Note:

If the INPUT parameter is not supported for a keyword, the software processes the INPUT parameter but does no further work other than listing the keyword as unsupported in the listing file. All additional data in the alternative files for these unsupported keywords is skipped.

Keyword	Import Support	Export Support	Supported Parameters
*AMPLITUDE	Yes	Yes	NAME, TYPE=TABULAR, INPUT
*ASSEMBLY	Yes	N/A	NAME
*BASE MOTION	Yes	Yes	All required and optional parameters for *MODAL DYNAMIC and a *STEADY-STATE DYNAMICS analysis are supported.
*BEAM GENERAL SECTION	Yes	Yes	ELSET, DENSITY, SECTION, ZERO
*BEAM SECTION	Yes	Yes	ELSET, MATERIAL, SECTION, TEMPERATURE
*BIAXIAL TEST DATA	Yes	Yes
*BOUNDARY	Yes	Yes	TYPE=ACCELERATIONTYPE=VELOCITY, AMPLITUDE, OP, FIXED, SUBMODEL
*BUCKLE	Yes	Yes	EIGENSOLVER
*BULK VISCOSITY	Yes	Yes	Redefine bulk viscosity parameters in a model.
*CFILM	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*CFLUX	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*CHANGE FRICTION	Yes	Yes	All parameters except ELSET are supported.
*CLEARANCE	Yes	Yes	SLAVE, MASTER, TABULAR, VALUE, BOLT, INPUT
*CLOAD	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*COHESIVE BEHAVIOR	Yes	Yes	ELIGIBILITY, REPEATED CONTACT, TYPE
*COMBINED TEST DATA	Yes	Yes	SHRINF, VOLINF
*COMPLEX FREQUENCY	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*CONDUCTIVITY	Yes	Yes	TYPE
*CONNECTOR BEHAVIOR	Yes	Yes	All required parameters supported.
*CONNECTOR DAMPING	Yes	Yes	COMPONENT
*CONNECTOR ELASTICITY	Yes	Yes	COMPONENT
*CONNECTOR SECTION	Yes	Yes	ELSET, BEHAVIOR
*CONTACT CONTROLS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*CONTACT FILE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*CONTACT INCLUSIONS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*CONTACT INTERFERENCE	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP, SHRINK, TYPE=CONTACT PAIR only
*CONTACT OUTPUT	Yes	Yes
*CONTACT PAIR	Yes	Yes	INTERACTION, ADJUST, EXTENSION ZONE, HCRIT, SMALL SLIDING, SMOOTH, TIED, OP, NO THICKNESS, INTERACTION, MECHANICAL CONSTRAINT, WEIGHT
*CONTACT PRINT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*CONTACT PROPERTY ASSIGNMENTS	Yes	Yes	NA
*CONTROLS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except ELECTRICAL.
*COUPLING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*CREEP	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except DEPENDENCIES.
*CYCLIC SYMMETRY MODEL	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*DAMAGE EVOLUTION	Yes	Yes	TYPE, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR, MODE MIX RATIO, POWER, SOFTENING
*DAMAGE INITIATION	Yes	Yes	CRITERION=MAXS, CRITERION=MAXU, CRITERION=QUADS, CRITERION=QUADU, defining damage initiation as part of a contact property model.
*DAMAGE STABILIZATION	Yes	Yes	N/A
*DAMPING CONTROLS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*DASHPOT	Yes	Yes	ELSET,ORIENTATION
*DENSITY	Yes	Yes
*DEPVAR	Yes	Yes
*DFILM	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*DFLUX	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*DIRECT CYCLIC	Yes	Yes	All optional parameters supported.
*DISTRIBUTING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*DISTRIBUTING COUPLING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*DISTRIBUTION	Yes	Yes	All required parameters supported and the optional parameter INPUT.
*DISTRIBUTION TABLE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*DLOAD	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*DSFLUX	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*DSLOAD	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*DYNAMIC	Yes	Yes	All optional parameters for the general implicit integration method are supported.
*DYNAMIC, EXPLICIT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except ADIABATIC.
*DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*ELCOPY	Yes	No	All parameters supported.
*EL FILE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except LAST MODE, MODE, and REBAR.
*EL PRINT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except LAST MODE, MODE, and REBAR.
*ELASTIC	Yes	Yes	Only TYPE=ISOTROPIC, ANISOTROPIC, and ENGINEERING CONSTANTS are supported.Note: The software only supports TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC on import; it converts the material data to TYPE=ENGINEERING CONSTANTS.The software does not support TYPE=LAMINA. It imports TYPE=LAMINA as TYPE=ISOTROPIC and only reads in the non-orthotropic material properties, such as density. A warning message is issued in the *lis file.
*ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY	Yes	Yes	TYPE=ISOTROPICThe Abaqus translator processes the electrical resistivity data entered for the material in the Isotropic Material dialog box and exports the electrical conductivity (conductivity = 1/resistivity).
*ELEMENT	Yes	Yes	TYPE, ELSET, INPUT
*ELEMENT OUTPUT	Yes	Yes	ELSET
*ELGEN	Yes	No	ELSET
*ELSET	Yes	Yes	ELSET, GENERATE*, NAME*The GENERATE parameter is only supported for import.
*END ASSEMBLY	Yes	N/A	N/A
*END INSTANCE	Yes	N/A	N/A
*END PART	Yes	N/A	N/A
*END STEP	Yes	Yes	N/A
*ENERGY OUTPUT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*EQUATION	Yes	Yes	INPUT For more information about how the software imports the *EQUATION keyword, see Importing Abaqus equations.
*EXPANSION	Yes	Yes	TYPE, ZERO
*FAIL STRAIN	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*FAIL STRESS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*FILE FORMAT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*FILE OUTPUT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*FILM	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*FIXED MASS SCALING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*FLEXIBLE BODY	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except REDUCED FORMULATION
*FREQUENCY	Yes	Yes	DAMPING PROJECTION, EIGENSOLVER (LANZCOS and SUBSPACE),NORMALIZATION, SIM
*FRICTION	Yes	Yes	ELASTIC SLIP, LAGRANGE, ROUGH, SLIP TOLERANCE
*GAP	Yes	Yes	N/A
*GAP CONDUCTANCE	Yes	Yes	PRESSURE
*GASKET BEHAVIOR	Yes	Yes	NAME
*GASKET ELASTICITY	Yes	Yes	COMPONENT, VARIABLE
*GASKET SECTION	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*GASKET THICKNESS BEHAVIOR	Yes	Yes	DIRECTION, TENSILE STIFFNESS FACTOR, SLOPE DROP, YIELD ONSET
*GLOBAL DAMPING	Yes	Yes	All optional parameters supported.
*HEADING	Yes	Yes	N/A
*HEAT TRANSFER	Yes	Yes	STEADY STATE, TRANSIENT
*HYPERELASTIC	Yes	Yes	ARRUDA-BOYCE, MARLOW, MOONEY-RIVLIN, NEO HOOKE, OGDEN, POLYNOMIAL, REDUCED POLYNOMIAL, VAN DER WAALS, YEOH, TEST DATA INPUT
*HYPERFOAM	Yes	Yes	TEST DATA INPUT
*INCLUDE	Yes	Yes	INPUT
*INITIAL CONDITIONS	Yes	Yes	TYPE=CONTACT, TYPE=TEMPERATURE, TYPE=VELOCITY, INPUT
*INSTANCE	Yes	N/A	NAME, PART
*JOINT	Yes	Yes	All required and optional parameters supported.
*KINEMATIC	Yes	Yes
*KINEMATIC COUPLING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*LOAD CASE	Yes	Yes	NAME
*MASS	Yes	Yes	ELSET
*MATERIAL	Yes	Yes	NAME
*MATRIX CHECK	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*MATRIX GENERATE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except SOLID INFINITE FORMULATION.
*MATRIX OUTPUT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*MEMBRANE SECTION	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*MODAL DAMPING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*MODAL DYNAMIC	Yes	Yes	All optional parameters supported.
*MODEL CHANGE	Yes	Yes	TYPE=ELEMENT, TYPE=CONTACT PAIR, ADD, REMOVE
*MONITOR	Yes	Yes	All required and optional parameters supported.
*MPC	Yes	Yes	BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE, INPUT
*NCOPY	Yes	No	CHANGE NUMBER, OLD SET, POLE, REFLECT, SHIFT, MULTIPLE, NEW SET
*NFILL	Yes	No	BIAS, NSET, SINGULAR, TWO STEP
*NGEN	Yes	No	LINE, NSET, SYSTEM
*NMAP	Yes	No	NSET, TYPE=COORDINATES, and TYPE=NODESFor more information about how the software imports the *NMAP keyword, see Importing the Abaqus *NMAP keyword.
*NODAL THICKNESS	Yes	Yes	N/A
*NODE	Yes	Yes	NSET, SYSTEM, INPUT
*NODE FILE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except LAST MODE and MODE.
*NODE OUTPUT	Yes	Yes
*NODE PRINT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except GLOBAL, LAST MODE, and MODE.
*NSET	Yes	Yes	NSET name and *GENERATE are supported for both import and export.ELSET is only supported for import.
*ORIENTATION	Yes	Yes	NAME, SYSTEM
*OUTPUT	Yes (partial)	Yes	FIELD and HISTORYAll parameters supported for explicit analysis output except SENSOR, FILTER, and OP.
*PARAMETER	Yes	N/A	No support for optional parameters such as DEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT, TABLE. Only support for Python expression assigning a value to a parameter on data line as many as necessary.
*PART	Yes	N/A	NAME
*PHYSICAL CONSTANTS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported, except SPL REFERENCE PRESSURE.
*PLANAR TEST DATA	Yes	Yes
*PLASTIC	Yes	Yes	HARDENING=ISOTROPIC (default), HARDENING=KINEMATIC and HARDENING=COMBINED
*PREPRINT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*PRE-TENSION SECTION	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*PRINT	Yes	Yes	ADAPTIVE MESH, CONTACT, MODEL CHANGE, PLASTICITY, RESIDUAL SOLVE
*RADIATE	Yes	Yes	AMPLITUDE, OP
*RESPONSE SPECTRUM	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*RESTART	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except CYCLE and ITERATION.
*RETAINED NODAL DOFS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except SORTED.
*RIGID BODY	Yes	Yes	REF NODE, TIE NSET
*ROTARY INERTIA	Yes	Yes	ELSET, ORIENTATION
*SECTION CONTROLS	Yes	Yes	HOURGLASS
*SECTION POINTS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*SELECT EIGENMODES	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*SFILM	Yes	No	All parameters supported.
*SHEAR CENTER	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*SHEAR TEST DATA	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*SHELL SECTION	Yes	Yes	COMPOSITE, ELSET, MATERIAL, NODAL THICKNESS, ORIENTATION, SECTION INTEGRATION, STACK DIRECTION=1, 2, or 3
*SOLID SECTION	Yes	Yes	COMPOSITE, ELSET, MATERIAL, ORIENTATION, REF NODE, SYMMETRIC
*SOLUTION TECHNIQUE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*SPECIFIC HEAT	Yes	Yes
*SPECTRUM	Yes	Yes	NAME, TYPE
*SPRING	Yes	Yes	ELSET, ORIENTATION, NONLINEAR, RTOL
*STATIC	Yes	Yes	RIKS, STABILIZE
*STEADY STATE DYNAMICS	Yes	Yes	FREQUENCY SCALE, INTERVAL
*STEP	Yes	Yes	All parameters except DSA.
*SUBMODEL	Yes	Yes	ABSOLUTE EXTERIOR TOLERANCE, EXTERIOR TOLERANCE
*SUBSTRUCTURE GENERATE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except LIBRARY.
*SUBSTRUCTURE MATRIX OUTPUT	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except FILE NAME and OUTPUT FILE.
*SURFACE	Yes	Yes	COMBINE=INTERSECTION/UNION/DIFFERENCE (supported on import only), NAME, SPOS, SNEG, TRIM, TYPE=NODE, TYPE=ELEMENT
*SURFACE BEHAVIOR	Yes	Yes	AUGMENTED LAGRANGE, NO SEPARATION, PENALTY, PRESSURE OVERCLOSURE
*SURFACE INTERACTION	Yes	Yes	NAME
*SURFACE SECTION	Yes	Yes	ELSET
*SURFACE SMOOTHING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*SYSTEM	Yes	No	All parameters supported.
*TEMPERATURE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except DRIVING ELSETS.
*TIE	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except CYCLIC SYMMETRY.
*TIME POINTS	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except INPUT
*TRANSFORM	Yes	Yes	NSET, TYPE
*TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS	Yes	Yes	No parameters associated with this option.
*UNIAXIAL TEST DATA	Yes	Yes
*USER_MATERIAL	No	Yes	CONSTANTS, TYPE=MECHANICAL
*VARIABLE MASS SCALING	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported except the parameters related to TYPE=ROLLING.
*VISCO	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*VISCOELASTIC	Yes	Yes	All parameters supported.
*VOLUMETRIC TEST DATA	Yes	Yes

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