Using numpy or scipy within abaqus python

from http://polymerfem.com/showthread.php?1626-Using-numpy-or-scipy-within-abaqus-python

1. Install Python 2.4.3 (or the same version as your Abaqus runs)

2. Install the appropriate versions of numpy and scipy compatible with Python 2.4.3

3. Create a Custom\Python24\Lib\site-packages directory in your root Abaqus directory. e.g c:\abaqus\custom\Python24\Lib\site-packages

4. Copy the numpy and scipy directories in c:\Python24\Lib\site-packages to c:\abaqus\custom\Python24\Lib\site-packages

As a side note, make sure your import numpy, scipy, scipy.io line appears before the "from odbAccess import *" line in your script file.

An alternative procedure is to do Steps 1 and 2 above and then add a line "PYTHONPATH=c:\Python24\Lib\site-packages" to the abaqus environment file. however, this didn't work for me.

WORD2010+ENDNOTE X4+WIN7 64bit

the office was updated from 2007 to 2010 and ENDNOTE from X3 to X4. Unfortunately there is not ENDNOTE tab in the ribbon.
searched a lot and try different ways.
here is the way to fix it
1. update ENDNOTE. menu:help-->endnot update xxxxx
2. word option -->addins-->inactive addins-->highlight endnote-->click go-->check on
should work. if not try2. using adding...

Python tricks

1. >>> a=b=c=0.
>>> a=1.
>>> a
1.0
>>> b
0.0
>>> c
0.0

2.>>> a=b=c=[0.,0.,0.,0.]
>>> a[0]=1.0
>>> a
[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
>>> b
[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
>>> c
[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]

Memo about initial geostress

2 methods:

1. *initial conditions, type=stress, geostatic
add the gravity in a Geostatic to balance
this is suitable for simple soil configuration
2. use imported initial stress file, this file is from a previous analysis (static is fine).
(1) use parts
from the previous analysis, Report->Field Output->Centroid->S11, S22, ...S12...
process the report file and make it looks like:
part1-1.1, 10., 10., 10.,10.
...
(2) do not use parts
<1> script command line: mdb.models['Model-1'].setValues(noPartsInputFile=ON)
<2> Abaqus environment file (abaqus_v6.env): cae_no_parts_input_file=ON
same as (1) but this is no "part1-1."

*initial conditions,type=stress,input=Geostress.csv

羊皮卷（1）

今天，我开始新的生活。今天，我爬出满是失败创伤的老茧。今天，我重新来到这个世上，我出生在葡萄园中，园内的葡萄任人享用。今天，我要从最高最密的藤上摘下智慧的果实，这葡萄藤是好几代前的智者种下的。今天，我要品尝葡萄的美味，还要吞下每一粒成功的种子，让新生命在我心里萌芽。我选择的道路充满机遇，也有辛酸与绝望。失败的同伴数不胜数，叠在一起，比金字塔还高。然而，我不会像他们一样失败，因为我手中持有航海图，可以领我越过汹涌的大海，抵达梦中的彼岸。失败不再是我奋斗的代价。它和痛苦都将从我的生命中消失。失败和我，就像水火一样，互不相容。我不再像过去一样接受它们。我要在智慧的指引下，走出失败的阴影，步入富足、健康、快乐的乐园，这些都超出了我以往的梦想。我要是能长生不老，就可以学到一切，但我不能永生，所以，在有限的人生里，我必须学会忍耐的艺术，因为大自然的行为一向是从容不迫的。造物主创造树中之王橄榄树需要一百年的时间，而洋葱经过短短的九个星期就会枯老。我不留恋从前那种洋葱式的生活，我要成为万树之王--橄榄树，成为现实生活中最伟大的推销员。怎么可能？我既没有渊博的知识，又没有丰富的经验，况且，我曾一度跌入愚昧与自怜的深渊。答案很简单：我不会让所谓的知识或者经验妨碍我的行程。造物主已经赐予我足够的知识和本能，这份天赋是其它生物望尘莫及的。经验的价值往往被高估了，人老的时候开口讲的多是糊涂话。说实在的，经验确实能教给我们很多东西，只是这需要花费太长的时间。等到人们获得智慧的时候，其价值已随着时间的消逝而减少了。结果往往是这样，经验丰富了，人也余生无多。经验和时尚有关，适合某一时代的行为，并不意味着在今天仍然行得通。只有原则是持久的，而我现在正拥有了这些原则。这些可以指引我走向成功的原则全写在这几张羊皮卷里。它教我如何避免失败，而不只是获得成功，因为成功更是一种精神状态。人们对于成功的定义，见仁见智，而失败却往往只有一种解释：失败就是一个人没能达到他的人生目标，不论这些目标是什么。事实上，成功与失败的最大分别，来自不同的习惯。好习惯是开启成功的钥匙，坏习惯则是一扇向失败敞开的门。因此，我首先要做的便是养成良好的习惯，全心全意去实行。小时候，我常会感情用事，长大成人了，我要用良好的习惯代替一时的冲动。我的自由意志屈服于多年养成的恶习，它们威胁着我的前途。我的行为受到品味、情感、偏见、欲望、爱、恐惧、环境和习惯的影响，其中最厉害的就是习惯。因此，如果我必须受习惯支配的话，那就让我受好习惯的支配。那些坏习惯必须戒除，我要在新的田地里播种好的种子。我要养成良好的习惯，全心全意去实行。这不是轻而易举的事情，要怎样才能做到呢？靠这些羊皮卷就能做到。因为每一卷里都写着一个原则，可以摒除一项坏习惯，换取一个好习惯，使人进步，走向成功。这也是自然法则之一，只有一种习惯才能抑制另一种习惯。所以，为了走好我选择的道路，我必须养成的第一个习惯是：每张羊皮卷用三十天的时间阅读，然后再进入下一卷。清晨即起，默默涌读；午饭之后，再次默读；夜晚睡前，高声朗读。第二天的情形完全一样。这样重复三十天后，就可以打开下一卷了。每一卷都依照同样的方法读上三十天，久而久之，它们就成为一种习惯了。这些习惯有什么好处呢？这里隐含着人类成功的秘诀。当我每天重复这些话的时候，它们成了我精神活动的一部分，更重要的是，它们渗入我的心灵。那是个神秘的世界，永不静止，创造梦境，在不知不觉中影响我的行为。当这些羊皮卷上的文字，被我奇妙的心灵完全吸收之后，我每天都会充满活力地醒来。我从来没有这样精力充沛过。我更有活力，更有热情，要向世界挑战的欲望克服了一切恐惧与不安。在这个充满争斗和悲伤的世界里，我竟然比以前更快活。最后，我会发现自己有了应付一切情况的办法。不久，这些办法就能运用自如。因为，任何方法，只要多练习，就会变得简单易行。经过多次重复，一种看似复杂的行为就变得轻而易举，实行起来，就会有无限的乐趣，有了乐趣，出于人之天性，我就更乐意常去实行。于是，一种好的习惯便诞生了，习惯成为自然。既是一种好的习惯，也就是我的意愿。今天，我开始新的生活。我郑重地发誓，绝不让任何事情妨碍我新生命的成长。在阅读这些羊卷的时候，我绝不浪费一天的时间，因为时光一去不返，失去的日子是无法弥补的。我也绝不打破每天阅读的习惯。事实上，每天在这些新习惯上花费少许时间，相对于可能获得的快乐与成功而言，只是微不足道的代价。当我阅读羊皮卷中的字句时，绝不能因为文字的精炼而忽视内容的深沉。一瓶葡萄美酒需要干百颗果子酿制而成，果皮和渣子抛给小鸟。葡萄的智慧代代相传，有些被过滤，有些被淘汰，随风飘逝。只有纯正的真理才是永恒的。它们就精炼在我要阅读的文字中。我要依照指示，绝不浪费，饮下成功的种子。今天，我的老茧化为尘埃。我在人群中昂首阔步，不会有人认出我来，因为我不再是过去的自己，我已拥有新的生命。

Arrows

from http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/arrows.html

Characters 8592–8597 and 8616 are present in Microsoft’s WGL4 character set. Characters 8592–8596, 8629 and 8656–8660 provide Unicode equivalents for some of the characters in Monotype’s Symbol font. Addition arrows can be found in the Supplemental Arrows-A, Supplemental Arrows-B, and Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows ranges.

The characters that appear in the first column of the following table depend on the browser that you are using, the fonts installed on your computer, and the browser options you have chosen that determine the fonts used to display particular character sets, encodings or languages. The entries in the “Entity” column are character entity references that can be used in HTML pages.

You can find some or all of the characters in this range in the Windows Unicode fonts AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni, AR PL ZenKai Uni, Arev Sans, Arial Unicode MS, Baekmuk Batang, Baekmuk Dotum, Baekmuk Gulim, Baekmuk Headline, Batang, BatangChe, Berling Antiqua, Calibri, Cambria Math, Caslon, Chandas, Charis SIL, Chrysanthi Unicode, CN-Arial, Code2000, Courier MonoThai, DejaVu Sans, DejaVu Sans Condensed, DejaVu Sans Mono, DejaVu Serif, DejaVu Serif Condensed, Dialekt Uni, Doulos SIL, e-PhonTranslit UNI (few), EversonMono, Fixedsys Excelsior, Free Idg Serif, Free Monospaced, Free Sans, Free Serif, Frutiger Linotype, Gandhari Unicode (few), Garava, Gulim Che, Gungsuh, GungsuhChe, HAN NOM A, HAN NOM B, Hindsight Unicode, HY Shin Myeongjo Std Acro, jGaramond, Kochi Gothic, Kochi Mincho, Kozuka Mincho Pro Acro, Linux Biolinum O, Linux Libertine O, Lucida Bright, Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans, Lucida Sans Unicode, Malgun Gothic, Marin, Ming(for ISO10646), MingLiU (few), MingLiU_HKSCS (few), Monospace, MS Gothic, MS Mincho, MS PGothic, MS PMincho, MS UI Gothic, MSung Std Acro, New Gulim, OpenSymbol, ParabaikSans (few), PMingLiU (few), Quivira, Reader Sans, Roman Unicode, Sazanami Mincho, SImPL, sixpack, StarSymbol, STIXGeneral, Sun-ExtA, Symbola, Thryomanes, TITUS Cyberbit Basic, UnBatang (few), UniBurma, Uttara (few), Verajja, WenQuanYi Zen Hei (few), WenQuanYi Zen Hei Mono (few) and YOzFontN; in the Macintosh OS 9 Unicode fonts AppleGothic, AppleMyungjo, Capitals, Charcoal, Charcoal CE, Chicago, Chicago CE, Gadget, Geneva, Gungseouche, HeiseiKakuGothic, HeiseiMincho, Hoefler Text, Monaco, New York, Osaka, Osaka-Mono, Pilgiche, Sand, Seoul, Techno, Textile and Times; in the Macintosh OS X Unicode fonts AppleGothic, AppleMyungjo, Apple Symbols, Batang, Charcoal, Chicago, #GothicMedium, Gulim, #GungSeo, Hangang, Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro, Hiragino Kaku Gothic Std, Hiragino Maru Gothic Pro, Hiragino Mincho Pro, Lucida Grande, MS Gothic, MS Mincho, MS PGothic, MS PMincho, #MyungjoNeue, Osaka, Osaka-Mono, #PCMyungjo, #PilGi, Sand, Seoul, STFangsong, STHeiti, STKaiti, STSong, Symbol and #TaeGraphic; and in the Unix Unicode fonts Caslon and ClearlyU.

To see exactly which characters are included in a particular font, you can use a utility such as Andrew West’s BabelMap, Apple’s TrueEdit, or WunderMoosen’s FontChecker.

If you are not familiar with the characters, you can check the characters displayed here with the graphical display at http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2190.pdf.

Character (decimal)	Decimal	Character (hex)	Hex	Entity	Name
←	8592	←	2190	←	LEFTWARDS ARROW (present in WGL4 and in Symbol font)
↑	8593	↑	2191	↑	UPWARDS ARROW (present in WGL4 and in Symbol font)
→	8594	→	2192	→	RIGHTWARDS ARROW (present in WGL4 and in Symbol font)
↓	8595	↓	2193	↓	DOWNWARDS ARROW (present in WGL4 and in Symbol font)
↔	8596	↔	2194	↔	LEFT RIGHT ARROW (present in WGL4 and in Symbol font)
↕	8597	↕	2195		UP DOWN ARROW (present in WGL4)
↖	8598	↖	2196		NORTH WEST ARROW
↗	8599	↗	2197		NORTH EAST ARROW
↘	8600	↘	2198		SOUTH EAST ARROW
↙	8601	↙	2199		SOUTH WEST ARROW
↚	8602	↚	219A		LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE
↛	8603	↛	219B		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH STROKE
↜	8604	↜	219C		LEFTWARDS WAVE ARROW
↝	8605	↝	219D		RIGHTWARDS WAVE ARROW
↞	8606	↞	219E		LEFTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
↟	8607	↟	219F		UPWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
↠	8608	↠	21A0		RIGHTWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
↡	8609	↡	21A1		DOWNWARDS TWO HEADED ARROW
↢	8610	↢	21A2		LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL
↣	8611	↣	21A3		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL
↤	8612	↤	21A4		LEFTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
↥	8613	↥	21A5		UPWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
↦	8614	↦	21A6		RIGHTWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
↧	8615	↧	21A7		DOWNWARDS ARROW FROM BAR
↨	8616	↨	21A8		UP DOWN ARROW WITH BASE (present in WGL4)
↩	8617	↩	21A9		LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK
↪	8618	↪	21AA		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH HOOK
↫	8619	↫	21AB		LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH LOOP
↬	8620	↬	21AC		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH LOOP
↭	8621	↭	21AD		LEFT RIGHT WAVE ARROW
↮	8622	↮	21AE		LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH STROKE
↯	8623	↯	21AF		DOWNWARDS ZIGZAG ARROW
↰	8624	↰	21B0		UPWARDS ARROW WITH TIP LEFTWARDS
↱	8625	↱	21B1		UPWARDS ARROW WITH TIP RIGHTWARDS
↲	8626	↲	21B2		DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH TIP LEFTWARDS
↳	8627	↳	21B3		DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH TIP RIGHTWARDS
↴	8628	↴	21B4		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH CORNER DOWNWARDS
↵	8629	↵	21B5	↵	DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH CORNER LEFTWARDS (present in Symbol font)
↶	8630	↶	21B6		ANTICLOCKWISE TOP SEMICIRCLE ARROW
↷	8631	↷	21B7		CLOCKWISE TOP SEMICIRCLE ARROW
↸	8632	↸	21B8		NORTH WEST ARROW TO LONG BAR
↹	8633	↹	21B9		LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
↺	8634	↺	21BA		ANTICLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW
↻	8635	↻	21BB		CLOCKWISE OPEN CIRCLE ARROW
↼	8636	↼	21BC		LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UPWARDS
↽	8637	↽	21BD		LEFTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS
↾	8638	↾	21BE		UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS
↿	8639	↿	21BF		UPWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB LEFTWARDS
⇀	8640	⇀	21C0		RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB UPWARDS
⇁	8641	⇁	21C1		RIGHTWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB DOWNWARDS
⇂	8642	⇂	21C2		DOWNWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB RIGHTWARDS
⇃	8643	⇃	21C3		DOWNWARDS HARPOON WITH BARB LEFTWARDS
⇄	8644	⇄	21C4		RIGHTWARDS ARROW OVER LEFTWARDS ARROW
⇅	8645	⇅	21C5		UPWARDS ARROW LEFTWARDS OF DOWNWARDS ARROW
⇆	8646	⇆	21C6		LEFTWARDS ARROW OVER RIGHTWARDS ARROW
⇇	8647	⇇	21C7		LEFTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
⇈	8648	⇈	21C8		UPWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
⇉	8649	⇉	21C9		RIGHTWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
⇊	8650	⇊	21CA		DOWNWARDS PAIRED ARROWS
⇋	8651	⇋	21CB		LEFTWARDS HARPOON OVER RIGHTWARDS HARPOON
⇌	8652	⇌	21CC		RIGHTWARDS HARPOON OVER LEFTWARDS HARPOON
⇍	8653	⇍	21CD		LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW WITH STROKE
⇎	8654	⇎	21CE		LEFT RIGHT DOUBLE ARROW WITH STROKE
⇏	8655	⇏	21CF		RIGHTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW WITH STROKE
⇐	8656	⇐	21D0	⇐	LEFTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW (present in Symbol font)
⇑	8657	⇑	21D1	⇑	UPWARDS DOUBLE ARROW (present in Symbol font)
⇒	8658	⇒	21D2	⇒	RIGHTWARDS DOUBLE ARROW (present in Symbol font)
⇓	8659	⇓	21D3	⇓	DOWNWARDS DOUBLE ARROW (present in Symbol font)
⇔	8660	⇔	21D4	⇔	LEFT RIGHT DOUBLE ARROW (present in Symbol font)
⇕	8661	⇕	21D5		UP DOWN DOUBLE ARROW
⇖	8662	⇖	21D6		NORTH WEST DOUBLE ARROW
⇗	8663	⇗	21D7		NORTH EAST DOUBLE ARROW
⇘	8664	⇘	21D8		SOUTH EAST DOUBLE ARROW
⇙	8665	⇙	21D9		SOUTH WEST DOUBLE ARROW
⇚	8666	⇚	21DA		LEFTWARDS TRIPLE ARROW
⇛	8667	⇛	21DB		RIGHTWARDS TRIPLE ARROW
⇜	8668	⇜	21DC		LEFTWARDS SQUIGGLE ARROW
⇝	8669	⇝	21DD		RIGHTWARDS SQUIGGLE ARROW
⇞	8670	⇞	21DE		UPWARDS ARROW WITH DOUBLE STROKE
⇟	8671	⇟	21DF		DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH DOUBLE STROKE
⇠	8672	⇠	21E0		LEFTWARDS DASHED ARROW
⇡	8673	⇡	21E1		UPWARDS DASHED ARROW
⇢	8674	⇢	21E2		RIGHTWARDS DASHED ARROW
⇣	8675	⇣	21E3		DOWNWARDS DASHED ARROW
⇤	8676	⇤	21E4		LEFTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
⇥	8677	⇥	21E5		RIGHTWARDS ARROW TO BAR
⇦	8678	⇦	21E6		LEFTWARDS WHITE ARROW
⇧	8679	⇧	21E7		UPWARDS WHITE ARROW
⇨	8680	⇨	21E8		RIGHTWARDS WHITE ARROW
⇩	8681	⇩	21E9		DOWNWARDS WHITE ARROW
⇪	8682	⇪	21EA		UPWARDS WHITE ARROW FROM BAR
⇫	8683	⇫	21EB		UPWARDS WHITE ARROW ON PEDESTAL
⇬	8684	⇬	21EC		UPWARDS WHITE ARROW ON PEDESTAL WITH HORIZONTAL BAR
⇭	8685	⇭	21ED		UPWARDS WHITE ARROW ON PEDESTAL WITH VERTICAL BAR
⇮	8686	⇮	21EE		UPWARDS WHITE DOUBLE ARROW
⇯	8687	⇯	21EF		UPWARDS WHITE DOUBLE ARROW ON PEDESTAL
⇰	8688	⇰	21F0		RIGHTWARDS WHITE ARROW FROM WALL
⇱	8689	⇱	21F1		NORTH WEST ARROW TO CORNER
⇲	8690	⇲	21F2		SOUTH EAST ARROW TO CORNER
⇳	8691	⇳	21F3		UP DOWN WHITE ARROW
⇴	8692	⇴	21F4		RIGHT ARROW WITH SMALL CIRCLE
⇵	8693	⇵	21F5		DOWNWARDS ARROW LEFTWARDS OF UPWARDS ARROW
⇶	8694	⇶	21F6		THREE RIGHTWARDS ARROWS
⇷	8695	⇷	21F7		LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH VERTICAL STROKE
⇸	8696	⇸	21F8		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH VERTICAL STROKE
⇹	8697	⇹	21F9		LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH VERTICAL STROKE
⇺	8698	⇺	21FA		LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL STROKE
⇻	8699	⇻	21FB		RIGHTWARDS ARROW WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL STROKE
⇼	8700	⇼	21FC		LEFT RIGHT ARROW WITH DOUBLE VERTICAL STROKE
⇽	8701	⇽	21FD		LEFTWARDS OPEN-HEADED ARROW
⇾	8702	⇾	21FE		RIGHTWARDS OPEN-HEADED ARROW
⇿	8703	⇿	21FF		LEFT RIGHT OPEN-HEADED ARROW

a bug in WORD 2007, 2010

I like the equations in Word 2007/2010. and i like the Track changes because it is very useful in reviewing /revising papers.

But it is Very annoying that an error occurs when you use Track changes and new equations.
It wasted me several hours doing this meaningless work.

Don't know why MS would not attempt to fix this bug.


Be careful from now on till MS fix it:
1. Save frequently
2. do not use track changes for equations