The ABAQUS FAQ THE ABAQUS FAQ ....................................................................... 0 1. GENERAL QUESTIONS ................................................................. 2 2. JOBS ...........................................................................................5 3. ELEMENTS ................................................................................. 9 4. ABAQUS - MESH ...................................................................... 13 5. ABAQUS - MATERIALS ............................................................. 15 6. ABAQUS - BOUNDARY CONDITIONS.......................................... 19 7. LOADING .................................................................................. 23 8. ABAQUS - PROCEDURES ......................................................... 33 9. ABAQUS - ANALYSIS ............................................................... 34 10. OUTPUT .................................................................................. 40 11. ABAQUS/POST - GENERAL ..................................................... 45 12. ABAQUS/POST - CONTOURS .................................................. 50 13. ABAQUS/POST - MESH PLOTS ............................................... 53 14. ABAQUS/POST - XY PLOTS ................................................... 56 15. ABAQUS/POST - VECTOR PLOTS ............................................ 59 16. ABAQUS/POST - PATH PLOTS ................................................ 59 17. ABAQUS/POST - VIEWS ......................................................... 60 18. ABAQUS/POST - HARDCOPY ................................................... 61 19. ABAQUS/PLOT ...................................................................... 63 20. PRE PROCESSING USING PATRAN .......................................... 63 21. POST PROCESSING USING PATRAN .........