The Plug-in toolset loads plug-in files into Abaqus/CAE. The following topics are covered:

• “What is a plug-in?,” Section 81.1

• “Where can I get plug-ins?,” Section 81.2

• “How can I get information about a plug-in?,” Section 81.3

• “An example of a Python module and a function,” Section 81.4

• “What can I do with a GUI plug-in?,” Section 81.5

• “How do I make a plug-in available from Abaqus/CAE?,” Section 81.6

• “How are kernel plug-ins executed?,” Section 81.7

• “Overwriting plug-ins,” Section 81.8

• “How are GUI plug-ins executed?,” Section 81.9

• “Hiding a plug-in's source code,” Section 81.10

• “Displaying exceptions for imported plug-ins at startup,” Section 81.11

• “Abaqus/CAE modules and plug-ins,” Section 81.12

• “How can I provide information about a plug-in?,” Section 81.13