Abaqus

Abaqus provides solutions for linear, non-linear, explicit, and multi-body dynamics problems to deliver a unified finite element analysis environment.

External Links:
Abaqus website


Loading Abaqus

There are various versions of Abaqus installed on Hazel. To see the various versions available, type module avail. There are currently 3 versions installed (2016, 2018, 2024.HF4), and 2024.HF4 is the default version loaded by the module. The current version is 2024.HF4. To set the Abaqus environment, load the default module

module load abaqus

Running Abaqus

Do not use Abaqus on a login node.

Abaqus should be run from the /share directory. The standard output, standard error, and by default all generated data from the job will be placed in the directory where the sbatch command was issued. Running Abaqus from the /home directory can quickly fill a users' quota.

Batch Abaqus

Here is an example batch script. For more information on submitting batch scripts, see the documentation on running jobs.

To run Abaqus in batch mode using an Abaqus input file called Deform.inp, create a text file called submit.sh containing:

#!/bin/bash
#SBATCH --time=00:20:00
#SBATCH --ntasks=2
#SBATCH --nodes=1
#SBATCH --output=out.%j
#SBATCH --error=err.%j
module load abaqus
abq2024hf4 job=Deform cpus=2 interactive

The job can be submitted as

sbatch submit.sh

The argument interactive must be used or Slurm will exit and the job will continue to run. Slurm will not know the job is still running.

The script submit.sh requests 2 cores for 20 minutes. The --nodes=1 argument requires the 2 cores to be on the same node. Check the documentation on running jobs to customize the batch script.

Interactive Abaqus

VCL

If it is necessary to run Abaqus in GUI mode, the HPC-VCL should be used. Versions of Abaqus that are older than the current default may not work on the current VCL image. To run on the VCL, reserve an HPC-VCL node, making sure to select the HPC RHEL 9 image. At the Reservations page of VCL webpage, after your reservation changes from "Pending" and you have a "Connect!" button, do one of the following depending on what operating system your local computer is running:

Mac

• Use the built-in Terminal app. X11 forwarding requires XQuartz to be installed. Connect to the HPC-VCL node using ssh -X to enable X11 forwarding for GUI display:

  ssh -X <username>@<hpc-vcl-hostname>

• In the terminal, type: cd /share/$GROUP/$USER
• Run the commands (it may take a while for GUI to appear after issuing the last command):

  module load abaqus
  abaqus cae
  

Windows

• Use MobaXterm, which has a built-in X server. Connect to the HPC-VCL node using ssh -X to enable X11 forwarding for GUI display:

  ssh -X <username>@<hpc-vcl-hostname>

• In the terminal, type: cd /share/$GROUP/$USER
• Run the commands (it may take a while for GUI to appear after issuing the last command):

  module load abaqus
  abaqus cae
  

Last modified: September 01 2026 21:22:40.