If the version is not backwards compatible, an error box in Fem Builder will ask you to update the ODB file to the compatible version using Abaqus.įor Fem Builder to read an ODB file two conditions must be met:ġ. However, Abaqus version R2017+ is not compatible to earlier versions. For example, Abaqus version 6.14-1 can be used for ODB files from versions 6.13 and 6.12 as well. Abaqus developers try to keep the ODB file readers backwards compatible, but this can not always be achieved. However, these libraries change from time to time, and vary based on the Abaqus version and distribution.
These libraries are distributed with a standard installation of Abaqus. To read ODB files from Abaqus, Fem Builder uses the Abaqus ODB libraries.
