Can't open python generated .odb with ABAQUS?

[Low12]

Hey,

i am currently using a python script to generate and submit jobs. Whenever i try to open the .odb files though the error "... .odb is from a more recent release of ABAQUS" . That seems weird to me, since i am using python Version 2.7.2 and my ABAQUS Version runs with 2.7.3, so if anything shouldnt the generated .odb file be from a former release?

I am new to scripting and i would be glad about any tips.


Thank you in Advance.

 

[FEA way]

It seems that you try to open the odb file in older version of Abaqus than the one used for calculations. Do you have multiple versions of Abaqus installed ? If yes, use the following command to open odb:

abqXXXX viewer odb=...

where abqXXXX is a command assigned to the version of Abaqus that was used for calculations (for example abq2019 if it was Abaqus 2019).

 

[JAE]

Low12, can you please re-post this in the proper forum? forum799
It absolutely doesn't belong in the structural engineering forum.

 

[Low12]

@JAE thanks for the tip, it seems like someone moved my Topic already so thanks for that.

It actually worked now,i opened it with Abaqus 2019, i didnt know it was installed on the Server we use. We were Always told to use 2017. If i have a .psf file that i want to run, how can i control which version of Abaqus should be used for the calculation of the jobs?

Thank you, your help is appreciated a lot.

 

[FEA way]

You can run the psf script using the following command:

abqXXXX script=name_of_the_script_file

where abqXXXX is again dependent on the version of Abaqus.