Abaqus Reviews & Product Details

I like Abaqus for its material modeling and complex problem-solving capabilities. I had personally utilized it for solving the sheet metal forming analysis and prediction. The obtained results were having good correlation with the experimental results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I didn’t like the meshing capabilities of the Abaqus. The meshing tools could be improved and made user friendly to reduce the required time and cost. These is scope of improvement on the pre-processing side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abaqus is a multipurpose software with a very excellent capability for structural analysis, finite element modeling and analysis, and most importantly non-linear analysis. It's also the best value-for-money program considering its capabilities. Another best part about Abaqus is , it has an inbuilt python program shell. That is , if you start recording it will automatically write the equivalent python script for your model. So if you want to modified or automate your work flow, its super easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface is a bit boring. Also the flexibility of the output files to read in other finite element programs is poor. Another issue I found is the lack of study materials. ie, if you get stuck while modeling / analyzing, it's difficult to pull out the exact reason and rectify the issue by a google search as we do for other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Physics can be captured with provided options. It is simpler to use than other software, and we need not switch between various interfaces for a model, meshing and solving. Abundant training materials are available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Though the user interface is simple, it is not modern. Also, the license cost is relatively high compared to other tools. which may be one of the primary reasons why people are looking for alternatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about Abaqus, from the perspective of someone like me, is that all the modules that make up the simulation are listed for you on the left side of the screen. This means that it is very simple for someone to find out where they have gone wrong, unlike other more complicated programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most annoying part about Abaqus is its limited meshing capabilities. Changing the mesh is very long and tedious, and sometimes your computer won't have enough processing power for more advanced tasks. Ansys, for example, has an entire module dedicated to customizing the mess, and it is very detailed and much easier to use/understand, at least for me. I also dislike how limited the program is in generating a 3D object. I usually designed the object in a program like SOLIDWORKS and then imported it to Abaqus. It's an unnecessary hassle that could be solved by having the tools available in SOLIDWORKS imported into Abaqus. The same company makes both after all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The workflow of Abaqus is so straightforward. The material library is enormous; there are many predefined material models. Solvers are strong and allow users to adjust many parameters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Error messages are long and complicated to access. Fearture (edge, surface, vertice) numbering is not consistent between versions. Sometime license server stucks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy user interface. Previse and high quality results. Capable of handling all different types of analysis such as dynamic static thermal,fire, moving load with fortran code. Customized material models using fortran Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Meshing of complex geometry. Use of tet mesh for complex geometry sometimes gives error such as negative volume of elements which is very difficult to handle. Sometimes impossible and no way to resolve such error Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abaqus is effective tool so as to evaluate FE models, structural interface is user friendly. It is comperatively easy to embed the material cards of materials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When it compared to other FE programs, it is easy to use toolbars & kits but i need to perform more clicks than other competitors of Abaqus, it is creating timingwise create insufficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I'm analyzing basic models in Abaqus, it's best in non-linear cases. Tools and engineering selections are much more clear (up to matrix solution method etc.) than other softwares. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Geometry interface is not good. I cannot make small geometrical changes comfortably. Mesh settings and check details must be improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.