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.
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