Customizing Abaqus input files with user-defined text

In some cases, you may want to insert either specific text or an entire text file into your solver input file. You can create a User Defined Text type of modeling object to add that text. For example, you can use User Defined Text to include solver commands or options that are not yet supported in the Pre/Post user interface in your solution.

For Abaqus solutions you can create a User Defined Text modeling object to specify:

• The text to add and whether to add it to the beginning or end of the input file section.

• The name of the external file to merge into the appropriate section of the input file.

If you want to include a file, the software inserts the specified file in the appropriate section of the input file with an Abaqus *INCLUDE keyword. After you define a User Defined Text modeling object, you can then insert it either into a solution step or into the solution itself.

For example, you can use the User Defined Text modeling object to insert an external file that contains a portion of your Abaqus input file. The file can include, for example, model definition data, comment lines, or other references to external files.

For more information see:

• *INCLUDE in the Abaqus Keywords Reference Guide

• Defining a model in Abaqus in the Abaqus Analysis User’s Guide

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisites	A Simulation file as the work part and displayed partAbaqus as the specified solver
Command Finder	Modeling Objects
Menu	Insert→Modeling Objects

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