Re: abaqus on cygwin

Re: abaqus on cygwin

[Kevin Van Workum]

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Andrew Markebo wrote:

> Hmm just a quick check, the bash-prompt you fire it up from, is it
> started from within cygwin X-windows? Is the environment variable
> $DISPLAY set to something? (you have started X-windows, and tell
> abacus to where to find it)

a bash prompt in an xterm says:
$ echo $TERM $DISPLAY
xterm 127.0.0.1:0.0

> I wonder, it seems like you have to blame abaqus, not cygwin, it maybe
> only checks if exceed is running, if not, it complains, doesn't check
> for generic X-displayer.

Maybe there's a way to trick abaqus to use XFree86 instead of Exceed, but
I don't know.

> Thought 3 or something.. seems to do some 3d? Maybe something it can't
> find in the cygwin X-displayer, but in exceed?

That may be a problem if I can ever get it to use my x-server.

Kevin.

>      /Andy
>
> [...]
>
> | I have ABAQUS 6.3.1 for Windows installed on my Windows 2000 laptop. I
> | also have the current cygwin and cygwin-xfree installed and working
> | properly and I'm using the waimea window manager.
> |
> | I'm starting ABAQUS from a Windows Command Prompt via "abaqus -cae" or
> | from the Star Menu or from a cygwin bash shell. I get the follow error
> | messages:
> |
> | "ABAQUS Error: The Exceed executable could not be located. This may
> | indicate a problem with the Exceed installation or an upgrade to the
> | Exceed installation."
> |
> | "First, please check that you have Exceed installed and working correctly.
> | Then, please reinstall your ABAQUS Products in order to resolve this
> | problem. If this issue persists, please contact your local ABAQUS support
> | office for further assistance."
> |
> | I don't have Exceed installed and I was hoping there is a way to use the
> | cygwin XFree86 server in place of Exceed. I'm assuming I have to edit the
> | abaqus_v6.env and/or graphicsConfig.env files, but I don't know what
> | changes to make or if it is even possible to do this. Maybe Exceed is
> | really required, as the ABAQUS documentation indicates.
>
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>
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>

Re: abaqus on cygwin

[Kleven Bingham]

I happened to take a look at the ABAQUS system requirements page, noted 
here:

http://www.abaqus.com/support/ts_v63/ts_sys_rqmts63.html

It says that it requires OpenGL & GLX and that it is tested against 
Exceed & Exceed 3D version 7.1 but 7.0 and 8.0 are <bold>NOT</bold> 
supported (bolded and capped by ABAQUS).

OpenGL and 3D stuff is way beyond my limited understanding when it comes 
to X servers, but I'd say you'll probably have a very hard time using 
ABAQUS with anything other than Exceed.  There are hints in some of the 
problem reports (which can be searched here: 
http://www.abaqus.com/forms/ts_status-reports.html and use target string 
exceed) that ABAQUS hard-codes the software to look specifically for 
Exceed executables and proper Exceed installation.  I think Exceed may 
be the only option.

Kleven


Kevin Van Workum wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Andrew Markebo wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hmm just a quick check, the bash-prompt you fire it up from, is it
>>started from within cygwin X-windows? Is the environment variable
>>$DISPLAY set to something? (you have started X-windows, and tell
>>abacus to where to find it)
> 
> 
> a bash prompt in an xterm says:
> $ echo $TERM $DISPLAY
> xterm 127.0.0.1:0.0
> 
> 
>>I wonder, it seems like you have to blame abaqus, not cygwin, it maybe
>>only checks if exceed is running, if not, it complains, doesn't check
>>for generic X-displayer.
> 
> 
> Maybe there's a way to trick abaqus to use XFree86 instead of Exceed, but
> I don't know.
> 
> 
>>Thought 3 or something.. seems to do some 3d? Maybe something it can't
>>find in the cygwin X-displayer, but in exceed?
> 
> 
> That may be a problem if I can ever get it to use my x-server.
> 
> Kevin.
> 
> 
>>     /Andy
>>
>>[...]
>>
>>| I have ABAQUS 6.3.1 for Windows installed on my Windows 2000 laptop. I
>>| also have the current cygwin and cygwin-xfree installed and working
>>| properly and I'm using the waimea window manager.
>>|
>>| I'm starting ABAQUS from a Windows Command Prompt via "abaqus -cae" or
>>| from the Star Menu or from a cygwin bash shell. I get the follow error
>>| messages:
>>|
>>| "ABAQUS Error: The Exceed executable could not be located. This may
>>| indicate a problem with the Exceed installation or an upgrade to the
>>| Exceed installation."
>>|
>>| "First, please check that you have Exceed installed and working correctly.
>>| Then, please reinstall your ABAQUS Products in order to resolve this
>>| problem. If this issue persists, please contact your local ABAQUS support
>>| office for further assistance."
>>|
>>| I don't have Exceed installed and I was hoping there is a way to use the
>>| cygwin XFree86 server in place of Exceed. I'm assuming I have to edit the
>>| abaqus_v6.env and/or graphicsConfig.env files, but I don't know what
>>| changes to make or if it is even possible to do this. Maybe Exceed is
>>| really required, as the ABAQUS documentation indicates.
>>
>>--
>> You believe in the Users?
>>				-Tron
>>
>>	    Please note, new email, @telia.com -> @comhem.se
>>
>>
> 
> 

Re: abaqus on cygwin

[Andrew Markebo]

Hmm just a quick check, the bash-prompt you fire it up from, is it
started from within cygwin X-windows? Is the environment variable
$DISPLAY set to something? (you have started X-windows, and tell
abacus to where to find it)

I wonder, it seems like you have to blame abaqus, not cygwin, it maybe
only checks if exceed is running, if not, it complains, doesn't check
for generic X-displayer.

Thought 3 or something.. seems to do some 3d? Maybe something it can't
find in the cygwin X-displayer, but in exceed?

     /Andy

[...]

| I have ABAQUS 6.3.1 for Windows installed on my Windows 2000 laptop. I
| also have the current cygwin and cygwin-xfree installed and working
| properly and I'm using the waimea window manager.
|
| I'm starting ABAQUS from a Windows Command Prompt via "abaqus -cae" or
| from the Star Menu or from a cygwin bash shell. I get the follow error
| messages:
|
| "ABAQUS Error: The Exceed executable could not be located. This may
| indicate a problem with the Exceed installation or an upgrade to the
| Exceed installation."
|
| "First, please check that you have Exceed installed and working correctly.
| Then, please reinstall your ABAQUS Products in order to resolve this
| problem. If this issue persists, please contact your local ABAQUS support
| office for further assistance."
|
| I don't have Exceed installed and I was hoping there is a way to use the
| cygwin XFree86 server in place of Exceed. I'm assuming I have to edit the
| abaqus_v6.env and/or graphicsConfig.env files, but I don't know what
| changes to make or if it is even possible to do this. Maybe Exceed is
| really required, as the ABAQUS documentation indicates.

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Re: abaqus on cygwin

[Kevin Van Workum]

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Harold L Hunt II wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> For starters, how are you connecting to ABAQUS with Exceed?

I'm running it locally.

> Are you using ssh to connect to a remote machine, then launching ABAQUS
> from that command-prompt?

No. I am able to launch ABAQUS from a remote machine (SGI), but I want to
run it locally. See below.

> Are you using XDMCP to get a graphical login session on the remote
> machine, then clicking an icon to start ABAQUS?

no.

> Note that both of these procedures are documented in the User's Guide:
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-session.html
>
> Or, are you using some entirely different mechanism, on which you will
> need to elaborate if we are to be able to help you?

I have ABAQUS 6.3.1 for Windows installed on my Windows 2000 laptop. I
also have the current cygwin and cygwin-xfree installed and working
properly and I'm using the waimea window manager.

I'm starting ABAQUS from a Windows Command Prompt via "abaqus -cae" or
from the Star Menu or from a cygwin bash shell. I get the follow error
messages:

"ABAQUS Error: The Exceed executable could not be located. This may
indicate a problem with the Exceed installation or an upgrade to the
Exceed installation."

"First, please check that you have Exceed installed and working correctly.
Then, please reinstall your ABAQUS Products in order to resolve this
problem. If this issue persists, please contact your local ABAQUS support
office for further assistance."

I don't have Exceed installed and I was hoping there is a way to use the
cygwin XFree86 server in place of Exceed. I'm assuming I have to edit the
abaqus_v6.env and/or graphicsConfig.env files, but I don't know what
changes to make or if it is even possible to do this. Maybe Exceed is
really required, as the ABAQUS documentation indicates.

Kevin.

> Harold
>
> Kevin Van Workum wrote:
>
> > Has anyone got ABAQUS to use the cygwin x-server? How did you set it up to
> > use X11 instead of Exeed?
> >
> > Kevin Van Workum, PhD
> > National Institute of Standards and Technology
> > Polymers Division 224/B228
>
>

Kevin Van Workum, PhD
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Polymers Division 224/B228
301-975-4631

Re: abaqus on cygwin

[Harold L Hunt II]

Kevin,

For starters, how are you connecting to ABAQUS with Exceed?

Are you using ssh to connect to a remote machine, then launching ABAQUS 
from that command-prompt?

Are you using XDMCP to get a graphical login session on the remote 
machine, then clicking an icon to start ABAQUS?

Note that both of these procedures are documented in the User's Guide:

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-apps.html#using-remote-apps-ssh

http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-remote-session.html


Or, are you using some entirely different mechanism, on which you will 
need to elaborate if we are to be able to help you?

Harold

Kevin Van Workum wrote:

> Has anyone got ABAQUS to use the cygwin x-server? How did you set it up to
> use X11 instead of Exeed?
> 
> Kevin Van Workum, PhD
> National Institute of Standards and Technology
> Polymers Division 224/B228

abaqus on cygwin

[Kevin Van Workum]

Has anyone got ABAQUS to use the cygwin x-server? How did you set it up to
use X11 instead of Exeed?

Kevin Van Workum, PhD
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Polymers Division 224/B228