Abaqus for CATIA V5 Requirements and Licensing
CATIA V5 and Abaqus Requirements
Use the compatibility matrix to identify supported release levels of Abaqus for CATIA V5 and Abaqus.
Licensing of either the CATIA Generative Part Structural Analysis (GPS) simulation product or the AFC Complete simulation product is required as a prerequisite to run Abaqus for CATIA V5. AFC Complete comes with two separate licenses: an Abaqus for CATIA V5 license and an Abaqus for CATIA V5 Prerequisite license. Purchasing AFC Complete is the only way to obtain an Abaqus for CATIA V5 Prerequisite license.
If you are using Abaqus for CATIA V5 with a license for GPS, other CATIA V5 licenses are necessary to allow access to some functionality. Some examples of additional license requirements are described in the following table:
CATIA V5 License Requirement | Functionality |
GAS | Analysis of an assembly of parts, including connections and connection properties |
FMS | Shell meshes and mesh constraints for spot welding and other connection properties |
FMD | Tetrahedron filler, extruded, and sweep meshes |
EST | Local shell and beam properties and grouping tools |
If you are using Abaqus for CATIA V5 with licenses for AFC Complete, you do not need any other CATIA V5 simulation licenses. The AFC Complete licenses provide access to all Abaqus for CATIA V5 functionality.
Some Abaqus for CATIA V5 functionality requires support from specific types of geometry. You need the appropriate CATIA V5 licenses to create this geometry, as described in the following table:
CATIA V5 License Requirement | Functionality |
GSD | Extruded or revolved lines used to define analytical rigid surfaces |
Abaqus for CATIA V5 Licensing
Abaqus for CATIA V5 and Abaqus for CATIA V5 Complete use the FLEXnet network license manager from Macrovision Corporation. A license server and a valid license file are required. You can use an existing Abaqus FLEXnet license server, or you can install the license server from the installation CD. Additional information on licensing can be found at: http://www.3ds.com/products/simulia/support/licensing/
Additional Requirements
Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit is required to obtain simulation results but can be installed on machines separate from the client machine.
Abaqus for CATIA V5 requires Microsoft Excel to create and display integrated X-Y plots of history data or energy variables.