The following sections describe the architecture of an output database and how to use the Abaqus C++ Application Programming Interface (API) to access data from an output database. The following topics are covered:

• “Overview,” Section 10.1

• “What do you need to access the output database?,” Section 10.2

• “Abaqus Scripting Interface documentation style,” Section 10.3

• “How the object model for the output database relates to commands,” Section 10.4

• “Object model for the output database,” Section 10.5

• “Compiling and linking your C++ source code,” Section 10.6

• “Accessing the C++ interface from an existing application,” Section 10.7

• “The Abaqus C++ API architecture,” Section 10.8

• “Utility interface,” Section 10.9

• “Reading from an output database,” Section 10.10

• “Writing to an output database,” Section 10.11

• “Exception handling in an output database,” Section 10.12

• “Computations with Abaqus results,” Section 10.13

• “Improving the efficiency of your scripts,” Section 10.14

• “Example programs that access data from an output database,” Section 10.15