Using C++ to access an output database

The following sections describe the architecture of an output database and how to use the Abaqus C++ Application Programming Interface (API) to access data from an output database.

Contents

• About the C++ interface
• What do you need to access the output database?
• Abaqus Scripting Interface documentation style
• How the object model for the output database relates to commands
• Object model for the output database
• Compiling and linking your C++ source code
• Accessing the C++ interface from an existing application
• The Abaqus C++ API architecture
• Utility interface
• Reading from an output database
• Writing to an output database
• Exception handling in an output database
• Computations with Abaqus results
• Improving the efficiency of your scripts
• Example programs that access data from an output database