ABAQUS on a Linux Computer

[Jorgen]

If you are running ABAQUS on a Linux computer with KDE then you might be interested in learning about how you can modify the abaqus_v6.env file such that passive pop-up windows are displayed whenever a simulation starts or ends, see the following example. Since I often multitask I find this information quite valuable. All you need to do is to add the following to your abaqus_v6.env file ...

Add the following two functions to your abaqus_v6.env file:



def onJobStartup():
import platform
if platform.system() == 'Linux':
import os
os.system("kdialog --title 'ABAQUS Simulation Notice:'" +
" --passivepopup 'The simulation " + id +
" started.' 10 2> /dev/null &")
del os
del platform

def onJobCompletion():
import platform
if platform.system() == 'Linux':
import os
os.system("kdialog --title 'ABAQUS Simulation Notice:'" +
" --passivepopup 'The simulation " + id +
" finished.' 10 2> /dev/null &")
del os
del platform