Abaqus Release Notes  


2.3 Persistence for session objects and options

Product: Abaqus/CAE  

Benefits: By default, many objects and options that you specify in Abaqus/CAE persist only for the duration of your session. You can now save these session objects and session options to a file so that you can use them in subsequent sessions.

Description: Session objects and session options can now be saved to the model database, to an output database, or to a settings file in XML format for use in subsequent sessions. Figure 2–2 shows the new Save Session Objects & Options dialog box, which illustrates the types of objects and options that you can now save.

Figure 2–2 Session objects and options that can now be saved to a file for future use.

You can save or load categories of session objects and options individually; for example, you can choose to retain all the display groups in your session but exclude any view cuts you have defined. However, you must save or load all of the session objects or options within a particular category; for example, you can save all of the display groups in your session but not just one selected display group.

You must pay attention to object dependencies when you save session objects and options to a file. For example, a free body cut may refer to a previously defined display group, so it would make sense to save both display groups and free body cuts if you want to retain the free body cut in the future. Likewise, if you want to save the list of active view cuts and free body cuts to a file, you should also save the view cuts and free body cuts themselves.

You must pay attention to object dependencies when you save session objects to a file. For example, if a free body cut refers to a previously defined display group, you must save both free body cuts and display groups for that free body cut to be available in subsequent sessions.

Abaqus/CAE Usage: 
All modules:
    FileSave Session Objects
    FileLoad Session Objects
Reference:

Abaqus/CAE User's Manual