ABAQUS

The ABAQUS suite of software for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has the ability to solve a wide variety of simulations and is designed primarily to model the behaviour of solids and structures under externally applied loading.

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Please Note

All licensed software is permitted for use only while the user is a registered student of the University of Galway or a member of staff

How can I access ABAQUS software for my computer?

PC SUITES    STUDENTS STAFF
Click here to check availability in the PC Suites. ABAQUS offer a student edition – available to download ABAQUS can be installed via the University's Software Self Service application Zenworks. Please contact the Service Desk to access installation under the category 15. Software ->Request -> Other.

Installation Information 
To install software on your machine you must be login as an administrator 
System Requirements for Abaqus
Abaqus 6.8 Installation Instructions

Platforms

WINDOWS MACINTOSH LINUX 
Yes No Refer to vendor website

Does University of Galway Have a Site Licence For ABAQUS Software?

No. University of Galway has a limited amount of ABAQUS licenses available for on-campus use only. Licenses are distributed by a network server. In the Finnegan PC Suite, an ABAQUS Academic Teaching license is available (to a maximum of 80 users). Elsewhere, across campus, an ABAQUS Academic Research license is available (to a maximum of 6 CAE tokens and 60 Analysis tokens – 5 Analysis tokens per CPU are required to run ABAQUS so the Academic Research license allow for approx. 12 concurrent users).

Can I install on my Home Computer

No. Licences must be purchased - details available at http://www.simulia.com/

Where can I get technical support

Technical support is available online

Online community site www.simulia.com/rhs