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Python Scripting in ABAQUS Kevin Maxwell Texas AM University October 31, 2006 Introduction ABAQUS CAE provides a graphical user interface that allows the user to create finite element models that can then be analyzed in ABAQUS Standard. For every feature in CAE, there is a corresponding Python script command that the program uses when creating the model. If the language is understood well enough, an entire model can be created simply by running a script file. While one could write an entire script from scratch, ABAQUS provides several easier methods that autogenerate Python commands. When