Abaqus for CATIA V5 R18 SP4
System Information

Supported platforms
Windows XP, and Windows XP 64-Bit Edition operating systems on any Intel hardware platform supported by CATIA V5 are required.

CATIA V5 and Abaqus requirements
Use the compatibility matrix to identify supported release levels of 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:

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 with the exception of pressure data mapping.

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:

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.

• FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide Version 10.8
• Obtaining Host ID for FLEXlm licensing

Abaqus analysis products

Abaqus for CATIA V5 R18 SP4 is intended for use with Abaqus 6.7; however, Abaqus for CATIA V5 R18 SP4 is also compatible with Abaqus 6.6.

Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit is required to obtain simulation results but can be installed on machines separate from the client machine.

System resource requirements

The disk space requirement is 150 MB for the application, including 50 Mb for the optional searchable HTML documentation.

Installing Abaqus for CATIA V5

The installation of Abaqus for CATIA V5 has changed significantly from previous releases. The following components must be installed to access Abaqus for CATIA V5 and the Abaqus for CATIA V5 documentation:

• The general availability (GA) release of CATIA V5 R18
• Abaqus for CATIA V5 Prerequisite (ACP)
• V5 R18 SP4, or a later R18 service pack
• Abaqus for CATIA V5 documentation and licensing

Abaqus for CATIA V5 Prerequisite (ACP) is now required for installation because it triggers the installation of the Abaqus for CATIA V5 components when you install V5 R18 SP4 or later service packs. To access Abaqus for CATIA V5 you must also have a license for either the CATIA Generative Part Structural Analysis (GPS) simulation product or for Abaqus for CATIA V5 Prerequisite. Purchasing AFC Complete is the only way to obtain an Abaqus for CATIA V5 Prerequisite license. For detailed installation instructions, see the Abaqus for CATIA V5 User’s Manual, Appendix B, Installing Abaqus for CATIA V5.