Abaqus 2025 Teaching Installation Instructions

 

 

·         Before starting this installation, please complete and submit the form included with your order to register your computer name with the Abaqus license manager.

·         Due to firewall restrictions, particularly on off-campus and wireless connections, you will need to connect to your campus VPN service before installing and to use this software.

 

Windows

 

The installation instructions for Research are the same as for Teaching. However, the licensing process is different. If you just need the licensing instructions, then skip to the bottom of the guide.

 

 

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1.    This offer comes in the form of a two .zip files. Extract them using your preferred unzipping program and open the main Abaqus installation folder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.    There will be five folders inside the extracted folder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.    Double click on the one folder and then double click on setup.exe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.    The installer will open. Select the products that you would like to install. The default options are already checked. Please note that Isight is a separate plugin that will install in its own separate folder. You do not need to install Isight if you just want the core Abaqus application.

 

****Please do NOT install the FLEXnet License Server.****  Click Next

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.    The installation will begin. Click Install.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.    Choose an installation directory and click Next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.    Select the components you want to install in the directory and click Next. The following selections are for Abaqus only. If you wish to install Tosca and/or fe-safe, select the additional components. If you are new to Abaqus and you wish to only install the minimum components, select only Abaqus/Standard Solver and Abaqus CAE. CAE is the GUI interface for Abaqus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.    Choose “Skip licensing configuration. Click Next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.    Set the working directory and any other paths as prompted. We suggest you accept the default locations. Click Next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. A directory path of the CAE external plugins will be chosen. Accept the default unless you have a reason to change it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. A working directory will be specified or created. The picture below is the default option. Click next.

 

 

 

 

 

13. Installation is ready to begin. Click Install.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Depending on the components you chose to install and the security permissions on your computer, you may receive notifications during the install process like the ones below.

 

 A Windows Security Alert windows may open. Click Allow Access on any that appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. If you install the CAE, you will get a notification that verification is complete. Click continue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. Wait for the installation to complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.The Established Products part of the installation is now finished. Click Close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. The CAA API update will now proceed. Choose the CODE installation directory to update with CAAAPI. Click Next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. The components that you originally selected to install will appear again in the CAA API update. Click next to install in the directory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Verify the components to update and click Install.

 

 

 

 

 

20.  The installation will proceed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

21. A confirmation will appear that the program has finished installing. Click Close.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18. Your installation of Abaqus is now complete. You can cancel out of the wizard now. We will not be installing ISight with these installation instructions. You can go back and install ISight later after reading the documentation about installing the JRE Server. You will get this message when you cancel the installation. That is okay. You are only cancelling the installation of ISight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Select “Abort installation”

 

 

 

20. Your successful installation of Abaqus and CAAPI will be confirmed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21. You can find Abaqus in your Windows Start Menu under Dessault Systemes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22.  Next copy the Licenses folder that you unzipped previously to the following location:

 

C:\ProgramData\DassaultSystemes\Licenses folder for Windows.

On UNIX computers, it has to be stored in /var/DassaultSystemes/Licenses directory

 

 

 

23. Edit the custom_v6.env file located in SIMULIA\EstProducts\20xx\win_b64\SMA\site

Add the following two lines to the end.

license_type=TOKEN

license_model=LEGACY

This change insures that Abaqus will use the correct analysis tokens from the Teaching license pool.

 For Abaqus Version 2024 and newer, your licensing and installation steps are now complete.

 

If you are licensing an older version of Abaqus please email WebStore@illinois.edu for assistance.