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Input

The file naming convention for ABAQUS is such that all files relevant to a particular analysis are identified by analysis-id (first name, which precedes the `.'). Then the file extension identifies the different files. In the following description only the file extensions are used.

inp - ABAQUS analysis input data file (ascii).

Example : Cantilever analysis.

F E Mesh

Example : abaqus input data file for cantilever example

Output

The ABAQUS program generates several output files.
dat -  Printed results output file. It is written by the ABAQUS program.

f   -  User subroutine FORTRAN file. It is written by the analysis and 
       datacheck options, and read by the analysis and  continue
       options. 

fil -  Results file. It is written by the  analysis and continue options. 

jnl -  ABAQUS/POST journal file. abaqus.jnl file contains the instructions
       typed during the last session of ABAQUS/Post.

log -  Log file. 

mdl -  Plot file used by the MAIN portion of ABAQUS/Standard, ABAQUS/Post 
       and ABAQUS/Plot.

msg -  Message file. It is written by the analysis and continue  options
       in  ABAQUS/Standard. 

ps  -  ABAQUS/Plot Postscript output file.

res -  Restart file. 

sta -  Status file. ABAQUS writes increment summaries to this file in the 
       analysis and continue  options. 

023 -  Communications file, used by ABAQUS/Standard only. It is written by 
       the analysis and  datacheck options, and read by the analysis 
       and continue options. 

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Last updated: 13 July 2010