ABQJob (Object)

Represents an Abaqus job (ABQJob) object.
Role: Access an Abaqus job object or determine its properties.

Properties


Property ComputationDir() As
Sets or returns the computation directory.
Returns:
The computation directory.
Example:
This example sets the computation directory for the myJob job to "D:\CompDir". 
 myJob.ComputationDir = "D:\CompDir"
Property ContactPrint() As
Returns or sets whether contact constraint data are printed.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether contact constraint data will be printed.
Example:
This example sets the printing of contact constraint data for the myJob job to False. 
 myJob.ContactPrint = False
Property Description() As
Returns or sets the job description.
Example:
This example sets the job description for the myJob job to "AutomatedJob". 
 myJob.Description = "AutomatedJob"
Property EchoPrint() As
Sets or returns whether an echo of the input data is printed.
Returns:
A boolen specifying whether the input data will be printed.
Example:
This example sets the printing of echo of the input data for the myJob job to True. 
 myJob.EchoPrint = True
Property HistoryPrint() As
Sets or returns whether history data are printed.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether the the history data will be printed.
Example:
This example sets the printing of history data for the myJob job to True. 
 myJob.HistoryPrint = True
Property InputFileFormat() As
Sets or returns the format of the input file generated by the job.
Returns:
The input file format. 
  
Legal values:
 False (an assembly of separate parts)
 True  (a single part)
Example:
This example sets the input file format for the myJob job to a single part. 
 myJob.InputFileFormat = True
Property MaxMemory() As
Sets or returns the amount of memory (in percent or MB) available to the solver
Returns:
The amount of memory.
Example:
This example sets the amount of memory available to the solver for myJob job to 60. 
 myJob.MaxMemory = 60
Property MemoryUnit() As
Sets or returns the units to be used for specifying the maximum memory to be used by the solver.
Returns:
The unit. 
  
Legal values:
 PERCENT
 MEGABYTES
Example:
This example sets the unit for the myJob job to PERCENT. 
 myJob.MemoryUnit = PERCENT
Property ModelConsistencyCheck() As
Sets or returns whether a model consistency check should be performed.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether a consistency check will be performed.
Example:
This example sets the Model consistency check for the myJob job to False. 
 myJob.ModelConsistencyCheck = False
Property ModelPrint() As
Sets or returns or sets whether model definition data is printed.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether the model definition data will be printed.
Example:
This example sets the printing of model definition data for the myJob job to False. 
 myJob.ModelPrint = False
Property NumCpus() As
Sets or returns the number of CPUs to use for this analysis.
Returns:
The number of CPUs.
Example:
This example sets the number of CPUs to use myJob job to 3. 
 myJob.NumCpus = 3
Property ParallelizationMethodStandard() As
Sets or returns the parallelization method for the Abaqus/Standard direct solver.
Returns:
The parallelization method. 
  
Legal values:
 TREE 
 SUPERNODE
Example:
This example sets the parallelization method for the myJob job to TREE. 
 myJob.ParallelizationMethodStandard = TREE
Property RestartReadInterval() As
Sets or returns the interval of restart read requests. This is only valid if RestartReadOption is RESTART_INTERVAL The value must be greater than 0.
Returns:
The interval of restart read requests.
Example:
This example sets the restart read request interval for myJob job to 10. 
 myJob.RestartReadInterval = 10
Property RestartReadJob() As
Sets or returns or the path to the original job (*.odb) file.
Returns:
The path to the original job (*.odb) file.
Example:
This example sets the original job for the myJob job to "D:\myoriginaljob.odb". 
 myJob.RestartReadJob = "D:\myoriginaljob.odb"
Property RestartReadOption() As
Sets or returns the restart read option. This is only valid if RestartReadOption is ABQ_STEP_OBJECT
Returns:
The option of restart read requests. 
  
Legal values:
 ABQ_RESTART_END_OF_STEP - The current step is terminated from which restart  
						 is being made and restarts from end of that step.
 ABQ_RESTART_INTERVAL	- Analysis will restart from the specified interval
                    number within the specified step.
Example:
This example sets the restart read option for myJob job to end of step. 
 myJob.RestartReadOption = ABQ_RESTART_END_OF_STEP
Property RestartReadStep() As
Sets or returns the Step.
Returns:
The Step of restart read requests.
Example:
This example sets the step for myJob job to 2. 
 myJob.RestartReadStep = 2
Property RestartReadStepNumber() As
Sets or returns the step number of restart read requests. This is only valid if RestartReadOption is ABQ_STEP_NUMBER The value must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than total number of steps.
Returns:
The step number of restart read requests.
Example:
This example sets the step number for myJob job to 2. 
 myJob.RestartReadStepNumber = 2
Property RestartReadStepSelectionOption() As
Sets or returns the step selection option for restart read.
Returns:
The step selection option of restart read requests. 
  
Legal values:
 ABQ_STEP_OBJECT - Selects step object
 ABQ_STEP_NUMBER	- Selects step by step number
Example:
This example sets the step selection option for myJob job to end of step. 
 myJob.RestartReadStepSelectionOption = ABQ_STEP_OBJECT
Property RestartRequestFrequency() As
DEPRECATED - please use RestartRequestOption instead. Sets or returns the frequency of restart requests.
Returns:
The frequency of restart requests. 
  
Legal values:
 0 (None)
 1 (After each increment)
 999 (After the last increment in each step and after the last increment of the analysis)
Example:
This example sets the restart request frequency for myJob job to 999. 
 myJob.RestartRequestFrequency = 999
Property RestartRequestFrequencyValue() As
Sets or returns the frequencey value of restart requests. This is only valid if RestartRequestOption is ABQ_RESTART_SPECINT. The value must be greater than 0.
Returns:
The frequency value of restart requests.
Example:
This example sets the restart request frequency value for myJob job to 10. 
 myJob.RestartRequestFrequencyValue = 10
Property RestartRequestIntervalValue() As
Sets or returns the interval of restart requests. This is only valid if RestartRequestOption is ABQ_RESTART_NUMINT The value must be greater than 0.
Returns:
The interval of restart requests.
Example:
This example sets the restart request interval for myJob job to 10. 
 myJob.RestartRequestIntervalValue = 10
Property RestartRequestOption() As
Sets or returns the restart request option.
Returns:
The option of restart requests. 
  
Legal values:
 ABQ_RESTART_NONE - No restart data.
 ABQ_RESTART_EVERYINC	- Collect on every increment.
 ABQ_RESTART_SPECINC  - Used to define the frequency to collect the data.  
                    Used in conjunction with RestartRequestFrequencyValue.
 ABQ_RESTART_NUMINT   - Used to define the interval to collect the data.
                    Used in conjunction with RestartRequestIntervalValue.
 ABQ_RESTART_LASTINC  - Collect after the last increment in each step and 
                    after the last increment of the analysis.
Example:
This example sets the restart option for myJob job to every increment. 
 myJob.RestartRequestOption = RESTART_EVERYINC
Property RestartRequestOverlay() As
Sets or returns the overlay option for the restart request.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether the to use the overlay option.
Example:
This example sets the overlay option for the restart request for myJob job to True. 
 myJob.RestartRequestOverlay = True
Property RestartRequestTimeMarks() As
Sets or returns the time marks flag for restart requests. This is only valid if the RestartRequestOption is ABQ_RESTART_NUMINT.
Returns:
The time marks flag for restart requests.
Example:
This example sets the time marks flag for myJob job to 10. 
 myJob.RestartRequestTimeMarks = True
Property Scratch() As
Sets or returns or the path to the scratch directory.
Returns:
The path to the scratch directory.
Example:
This example sets the scratch directory for the myJob job to "D:\Scratch". 
 myJob.Scratch = "D:\Scratch"
Property Source() As
Sets or returns the source for analysis.
Returns:
The source (model or input file).
Example:
This example sets the time marks flag for myJob job to From Model. 
 myJob.Source = True
Property Type() As
Returns or sets the job type.
Returns:
The job type. 
  
Legal values:
  ANALYSIS
  DATACHECK
  CONTINUE
  SYNTAXCHECK
  RESTART
Example:
This example sets the job type for the myJob job to ANALYSIS. 
 myJob.Type = ANALYSIS
Property UserSubroutine() As
Sets or returns the user subroutine file path.
Returns:
The user subroutine file path.
Example:
This example sets the user subroutine path for the myJob job to "D:\UserSub". 
 myJob.UserSubroutine = "D:\UserSub"

Methods


Sub SubmitJob()
Submits the job.
Sub WriteInputFile()
Writes the input file for the job.