Extracting Deformed Geomtry from ODB file

Deformed geometry can be imported into Abaqus/CAE using the following steps:

• Select: File->Import->Part->*.odb
• Choose the ODB file, Create Part from Output Database dialogue box appears
• Select step and frame in the Deformed configuration option

The imported shape can be written into an input file by creating an instance of it in the Assembly module and writing an input file in Jobs module

Accessing Python in Abaqus

The following commands can be used in terminal to access Python

abaqus python

This command does not use  a license token. However the usually used Abaqus package won’t be available in this option

abaqus viewer -noGUI
abaqus cae -noGUI

These commands give access to everything in Abaqus/Viewer and Abaqus/CAE