Crash Course on Python Scripting for ABAQUS: Learn to write python scripts for ABAQUS in 10 days - Softcover

Sekar, Renganathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1724801317 ISBN 13: 9781724801319

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

1. Are you using ABAQUS for FEM simulations and would like to increase your efficiency? 2. After deciding to learn Python scripting, did you find it to be challenging and time consuming? 3. Did you find yourself demotivated and lost because of the scarcity of relevant learning resources or step-by-step tutorials? 4. Would you like to automate a lot of repetitive tasks that have to be performed on a daily basis? This unique book is author’s sincere attempt to address these concerns by providing full python scripts for 9 problems from different categories with detailed comments and step-by-step explanations. Practice one chapter a day with this book and turbo-charge your ABAQUS skills in just 10 days. All the scripts in the book have been thoroughly tested and validated. So, the scripts as such or the ideas can be used to unleash the true potential of Python scripting for ABAQUS. Also, in the long run, some of these little-known techniques will become a part of your mental framework, which will help you reduce the trivial errors in FEM simulations and let you focus your energies on actual problem solving.This book is ideal for beginners as well as graduate students who are new to the world of Python scripting in ABAQUS. It is meant to help you get started quickly, understand the nuances and develop a problem solving mindset. FEM Simulation using ABAQUS and Python scripting are diverse topics and it is difficult to include all details into a single book. The steps common to all FE analyses are explained in this book. Further details like like accessing *.odb files, automating post-processing requests will be dealt in the next version.

About this title

From the Author

If you want to learn the skill of writing Python scripts for ABAQUS in ten days or even less, I would recommend you to do the following.

• I am a big believer of habits as consistent efforts are always very good and important for the long run. You will have to promise me that you will finish one chapter per day. This is a sensible target even if you are totally new to Python scripting.
• You never have to memorize the syntax of statements or methods. ABAQUS Python scripting manual has detailed explanations for each and every command, its required and optional arguments. In this book, you will mainly learn the workflow of Python scripting, the methodology and process of writing scripts in general. It is always a good practice to have the scripting documentation by your side whenever you write scripts.
• Of course, you can copy and paste the scripts directly from this book. I have tested them many times and it will work perfectly. But when you are trying to learn the art of scripting, please type them on your own and try making minor changes. You will definitely make some mistakes along this process which will reinforce your learning and make you even stronger.

From the Inside Flap

Who will get the most out of this book?

• Beginners who are new to ABAQUS/Python scripting environment will find this book very valuable. I am sure that, as a beginner, if you follow the examples and practices in this book daily, you can easily start solving bigger problems from the industry with confidence, which is actually very important. Of course, you get refined by consistent practice and experience. But as clichéd it may sound, if you have a strong foundation, its comparatively easy to build on it. Compounding works great with knowledge too.

• Academics can formulate their syllabus or coursework based on this book. As I have a Master's degree in computational sciences from RWTH Aachen University, Germany and working currently in an academic-industry setting in South Korea, I am aware of the typical course structure in top universities for introductory courses based on the practical applications of FEM tools. I believe, the book's contents and the order in which I have presented them can directly be used for coursework.

• Graduate students who are working under tight deadlines to complete their thesis/internship will definitely find this book very useful. One of the important requirements from the perspective of your employer / supervisor would be the reusability of your FE methodology. It makes a lot of sense for them too as they can easily extend the scope of your work beyond your tenure. Using python scripting for ABAQUS can help you do that exactly with efficiency. And I do have a request for you, dear graduate students. I know the power of 'word of mouth'. So if you found this book to be useful, please recommend this to your friends. 

For FEM analysts or people with industrial experience, this book might be a refresher in some aspects. 

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1724801317
• ISBN 13: 9781724801319
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 119