Problems in abaqus execution in command window 1

[ksayew]

I just installed abaqus v6.4 and is having difficulty getting abaqus to execute in the abaqus command window.

I typed in the "abaqus j=xx inter" at the command window prompt and it is displayed as:

E:\Temp\abaqus j=xx inter

and the following error message was observed in the command window:

'abaqus' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

I have a hunch that this has something to do with the abaqus env file and I probably need to include a line to the abaqus path. Can anyone show me what is the relevant command to be added to the env file.

Thanks in advance

 

[bassmanjax]

The directory <ABAQUS Install Dir>\Commands need to be in your Windows PATH environment variable.

Right-click on My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables.
Under System Variables there should be a PATH variable. Check to see that <ABAQUS Install Dir>\Commands is set, if not, add it yourself. On XP, you may have to have admin rights to do this.

Martin

 

[bkal]

Sorry if I am stating obvious, but occasionally the pogram is named something like abq64 or similar, rather than abaqus. Obviously, you should make sure that it is in your path, too.

 

[bassmanjax]

Yes - and no....

It looks as if as from V6 and above, commands to run ABAQUS at the command line are kept in c:\ABAQUS\Commands. This makes it independent of the version number. For instance, I can run ABAQUS either by typing 'abaqus j=xxx' or 'abq655 j=xxx'. The abaqus.bat file points to the last version that you installed on the machine.

So as long as c:\ABAQUS\Commands is pathed, you should be OK.

Martin

 

[ksayew]

Thank you everyone for your help. I am able to get abaqus to run in command window after adding it into windows environment variables.

Cheers.