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Hi, I have an explicit job that has run OK in the past, but now when I run it, it gets through the pre-processor OK, but when starting Explicit I get the following error messages: ***ERROR: ABAQUS Data Storage Manager error ***ERROR: blo_Access, Access Block ***ERROR: NoDyn, Unable to obtain...

Thanks guys, As it turns out the abaqus path variable seemed to have been deleted from the windows environment, and by adding it manually it seems to be OK now.

Hi, A colleague has been using ABAQUS fine for ages, using /CAE and the command window to run edited .inp's. Recently, without warning, when she tries to run a job in the command window the following error message is reported: 'abaqus' is not recognised as an internal or external command...

Yes you should be able to.

Ferro As you pointed out, the time it takes for an explicit job to solve depends on the smallest element dimension, so the number of elements in the model is not necessarily going to change the cost of the solution. A Uniform mesh is OK, but then if your global element size is still small then...

Gelu's right, but you have to assign a reference point to your rigid body first, in the part module, of CAE, assign -> reference point. Charley

I have been making Explicit impact models with a rigid impactor and deformable plate for a while. I found the best way to apply "gravity" to the impactor was to just apply a concentrated force to the ref. point equal to that which it would experience due to gravity. Of course if your impactor...