This seminar is offered as a follow-up to the Introduction to Abaqus Scripting course. It is a deeper dive into both Python and the Abaqus Scripting Interface and gives users more hands on exposure with practically oriented workshops of moderate complexity.  This course also provides pointers for more specialized and advanced topics.

• Write scripts of moderate complexity to automate pre- and postprocessing tasks and improve productivity
• Use best practices for maintaining Abaqus scripts and optimizing their performance
• Use advanced techniques to take advantage of the Abaqus object model
• Set up parametric studies using ASI
• Build and modify simple GUI plug-ins using the Really Simple GUI (RSG) framework
• Leverage built-in features of Python to build applications
• Write Python scripts for utility tasks that interface with the operating system and file system
• Understand how to locate and utilize powerful third-party Python modules
• Understand and utilize Python's object oriented features