With Export Fibers as Beam Elements, fiber objects from GeoDict can be exported to Abaqus.

Click the Options Edit… button to define the settings for the export to Abaqus.

After entering all settings, click Export to export the simulation for Abaqus.

In the ExportGeo-Abaqus – Export Fibers as Beam Elements dialog, choose a Result File Name (*.gdr) according to the current project. The result file contains all information about the current export. The corresponding result folder contains the input files for Abaqus and the chosen structure.

Unit in file makes it possible to convert the object coordinates into the chosen unit when writing them into the .inp file. The available length units are m, cm, mm, µm, nm, and Inch.

To export fibers to Abaqus beam elements, the setting Cut Fibers to Domain is to limit the fibers to the domain. In GeoDict, analytic fiber objects (GAD objects) can be larger than the domain. This has no effect on GeoDict simulations, since all GeoDict simulations are limited to the domain. However, fibers which leave the domain may lead to unexpected results in other simulation software, such as Abaqus. Therefore, it is recommended to keep Cut Fibers to Domain enabled (see also the GadGeo command Cut Fibers to Domain).

If it is necessary to constrain the maximum and minimum of the fiber segment length, check the option Constrain Fiber Segment Length, then the settings of Minimum Segment Length and Maximum Segment Length become editable. The fiber segment length will be constrained between the two values.

When Export Fiber Contacts is checked, the fiber contact information is included in the result .gdr file and is found in the Result Map.