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PrefaceThissectionlistsvariousresourcesthatareavailableforhelpwithusingAbaqusUni�edFEAsoftware.SupportBothtechnicalengineeringsupport(forproblemswithcreatingamodelorperformingananalysis)andsystemssupport(forinstallation,licensing,andhardware-relatedproblems)forAbaqusareofferedthroughanetworkoflocalsupportof�ces.ContactinformationislistedinthefrontofeachAbaqusmanualandonthewebatwww.simulia.com.SIMULIAOnlineSupportSystemTheSIMULIAOnlineSupportSystem(SOSS)hasaknowledgedatabaseofSIMULIAAnswers.TheSIMULIAAnswersaresolutionstoquestionsthatwehavehadtoanswerorguidelinesonhowtouseAbaqus,SIMULIASLM,andotherSIMULIAproducts.YoucanalsosubmitnewrequestsforsupportintheSOSS.AllsupportincidentsaretrackedintheSOSS.IfyouarecontactingusbymeansoutsidetheSOSStodiscussanexistingsupportproblemandyouknowtheincidentnumber,pleasementionitsothatwecanconsultthedatabasetoseewhatthelatestactionhasbeen.TousetheSOSS,youneedtoregisterwiththesystem.VisittheMySupportpageatwww.simulia.comtoregister.ManyquestionsaboutAbaquscanalsobeansweredbyvisitingtheProductspageandtheSupportpageatwww.simulia.com.AnonymousftpsiteTofacilitatedatatransferwithSIMULIA,ananonymousftpaccountisavailableonthecomputerftp.simulia.com.Loginasuseranonymous,andtypeyoure-mailaddressasyourpassword.Contactsupportbeforeplacing�lesonthesite.TrainingAllof�cesofferregularlyscheduledpublictrainingclasses.Wealsoprovidetrainingseminarsatcustomersites.AlltrainingclassesandseminarsincludeworkshopstoprovideasmuchpracticalexperiencewithAbaqusaspossible.Forascheduleanddescriptionsofavailableclasses,seewww.simulia.comorcallyourlocalrepresentative.FeedbackWewelcomeanysuggestionsforimprovementstoAbaqussoftware,thesupportprogram,ordocumentation.Wewillensurethatanyenhancementrequestsyoumakeareconsideredforfuturereleases.Ifyouwishtomakeasuggestionabouttheserviceorproducts,refertowww.simulia.com.Complaintsshouldbeaddressedbycontactingyourlocalof�ceorthroughwww.simulia.combyvisitingtheQualityAssurancepage.AbaqusVersion6.9ID:Printedon:
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