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*CO-SIMULATION
Identify the analysis program for co-simulation with Abaqus.

This option is used to identify the analysis program for co-simulation with Abaqus and the co-simulation controls used to define the coupling and rendezvousing scheme.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  Abaqus/CFD  Abaqus/CAE  

Type: History data

Level: Step

Abaqus/CAE: Interaction module

References:

Required parameters:

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to the co-simulation event. The co-simulation name adheres to the naming convention for labels (see “Input syntax rules,” Section 1.2.1 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide), except that it cannot begin with a number.

PROGRAM

Set PROGRAM=MULTIPHYSICS for exchange of data between Abaqus and the SIMULIA Co-Simulation Engine, which in turn can exchange data with third-party analysis programs that support the SIMULIA Co-Simulation Engine. This parameter should also be used in an Abaqus/CFD to Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/CFD to Abaqus/Explicit co-simulation.

Set PROGRAM=ABAQUS for exchange of data with another Abaqus analysis in an Abaqus/Standard to Abaqus/Explicit co-simulation.

Set PROGRAM=DIRECT for exchange of data between Abaqus and certain third-party analysis programs. For more information, refer to the appropriate third-party program documentation.

Set PROGRAM=MPCCI for exchange of data between Abaqus and the Mesh-based parallel Code Coupling Interface (MpCCI), which in turn can exchange data with third-party analysis programs supporting MpCCI.

Optional parameter:

CONTROLS

This parameter is required when PROGRAM=ABAQUS or PROGRAM=MPCCI.

Set this parameter equal to the name of the co-simulation controls to be used to define the coupling and rendezvousing scheme.

For PROGRAM=DIRECT or PROGRAM=MULTIPHYSICS, the co-simulation controls are defined in the co-simulation configuration file.

There are no data lines associated with this option.