Trademarks and Legal Notices

CAUTION: This documentation is intended for qualified users who will exercise sound engineering judgment and expertise in the use of the Abaqus Software. The Abaqus Software is inherently complex, and the examples and procedures in this documentation are not intended to be exhaustive or to apply to any particular situation. Users are cautioned to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy and results of their analyses.

Dassault Systèmes and its subsidiaries, including Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp., shall not be responsible for the accuracy or usefulness of any analysis performed using the Abaqus Software or the procedures, examples, or explanations in this documentation. Dassault Systèmes and its subsidiaries shall not be responsible for the consequences of any errors or omissions that may appear in this documentation.

The Abaqus Software is available only under license from Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary and may be used or reproduced only in accordance with the terms of such license. This documentation is subject to the terms and conditions of either the software license agreement signed by the parties, or, absent such an agreement, the then current software license agreement to which the documentation relates.

Abaqus software updates are designated by Version, Release, and, if applicable, Maintenance Delivery. Releases are software updates that include enhancements and new functionality. Maintenance Deliveries are software updates that address known issues but generally do not introduce enhancements or new functionality. Abaqus Extended Functionality Releases provide early access to a subset of the new functionality that will be introduced in the next numbered Release.

Consistent with the format used by other Dassault Systèmes brands for designating releases, Abaqus Software is designated by Version and Release as Abaqus 6.n. Abaqus 6.n is not a new Version but is a new Release. Similarly, Abaqus 6.n-3 refers to Version 6, Release n, Maintenance Delivery 3. When the Abaqus Maintenance Delivery number is omitted in written communications, the reference is interpreted to mean the general release, which is referenced in the code as Abaqus 6.n-1. Extended Functionality Releases are designated by an EF suffix after the Release number.

This documentation and the software described in this documentation are subject to change without prior notice.

No part of this documentation may be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior written permission of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary.

The Abaqus Software is a product of Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp., Providence, RI, USA.

Abaqus, the 3DS logo, SIMULIA, CATIA, and Unified FEA are trademarks or registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. For additional information concerning trademarks, copyrights, and licenses, see the notices at: http://www.simulia.com/products/products_legal.html.

The Abaqus Software and its documentation includes processes under U.S. Patents 5,920,491, 6,044,210, and 6,697,770. Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries may also have other patents or pending patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering Abaqus Software and/or its documentation. No license of such patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights is provided or implied except as may be expressly provided in a written license agreement from Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary.

This release of the Abaqus Software uses several open source or free programs (“OS Programs”). Each such program is distributed with Abaqus software in binary form and, except as permitted by the applicable license, without modification. Each such program is available online for free downloading and, if required by the applicable OS Program license, the source code will be made available by Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary upon request. For a complete list of OS Programs utilized by Abaqus, as well as licensing documentation for these programs, see http://www.simulia.com/products/products_legal.html.

HP-MPI is included with this release of Abaqus software. HP-MPI is an implementation from Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) of the Message Passing Interface standard that may be used for parallel execution of Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, and Abaqus/CFD. HP-MPI is the property of HP and is not an Abaqus Program. Under a license from HP to Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp., HP-MPI is made available to licensed Abaqus users at no additional charge.

You are a licensed Abaqus user if you are authorized to use Abaqus software under a software license agreement between Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary and the business, governmental, or academic entity with which you are associated. If you are a licensed Abaqus user, you may obtain HP-MPI under a license directly from HP, or you may proceed as described in the Installation Instructions for Abaqus Programs without entering into a separate license with HP. If you choose to install HP-MPI as made available by Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary, use and reproduction of HP-MPI by your business, governmental, or academic entity will be subject to the same restrictions as are in the license agreement with your business, governmental, or academic entity that govern the use of Abaqus software and will be terminable by Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary on the same conditions as are in the Abaqus software license agreement. However, HP-MPI is NOT an Abaqus Program and is NOT warranted or supported by Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing:

HP-MPI IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. DASSAULT SYSTÈMES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND HP SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL DASSAULT SYSTÈMES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR HP BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION) ARISING FROM USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF HP-MPI, EVEN IF DASSAULT SYSTÈMES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR HP HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

MS-MPI is included with this release of Abaqus software. MS-MPI is an implementation from Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) of the Message Passing Interface standard that may be used for parallel execution of Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, and Abaqus/CFD. MS-MPI is the property of Microsoft and is not an Abaqus Program. Under a license from Microsoft to Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp., MS-MPI is made available to licensed Abaqus users at no additional charge.

You are a licensed Abaqus user if you are authorized to use Abaqus software under a software license agreement between Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary and the business, governmental, or academic entity with which you are associated. If you are a licensed Abaqus user, you may obtain MS-MPI under a license directly from Microsoft, or you may proceed as described in the Installation Instructions for Abaqus Programs without entering into a separate license with Microsoft. If you choose to use MS-MPI as made available by Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiary, use and reproduction of MS-MPI by your business, governmental, or academic entity will be subject to the restrictions as stated in the MS-MPI license agreement below (see “MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS”), and will be terminable by Microsoft under the conditions in that software license agreement. MS-MPI is NOT an Abaqus Program and is NOT warranted or supported by Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries. Without limiting the foregoing:

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INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS. You may install and use any number of copies of the software on your premises as follows:
RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE. If you comply with the terms below you may copy and distribute the object code form of the software listed in the REDIST.TXT file in conjunction with the programs you develop. Further, you may permit distributors of your programs to copy and distribute the software as part of those programs you create.
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DOCUMENTATION. Any person that has valid access to your computer or internal network may copy and use the documentation for your internal, reference purposes.
Export Restrictions. The software is subject to United States export laws and regulations. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to the software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users and end use. For additional information, see www.microsoft.com/exporting.
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Entire Agreement. This agreement, and the terms for supplements, updates, Internet-based services and support services that you use, are the entire agreement for the software and support services.
Applicable Law.
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Please note: As this software is distributed in Quebec, Canada, some of the clauses in this agreement are provided below in French.

Remarque: Ce logiciel étant distribué au Québec, Canada, certaines des clauses dans ce contrat sont fournies ci-dessous en français.

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Elle s’applique également, même si Microsoft connaissait ou devrait connaître l’éventualité d’un tel dommage. Si votre pays n’autorise pas l’exclusion ou la limitation de responsabilité pour les dommages indirects, accessoires ou de quelque nature que ce soit, il se peut que la limitation ou l’exclusion ci-dessus ne s’appliquera pas à votre égard.

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