Supported Environment Variables

Table A.1 shows some environment variables which, with the exception of the first, no longer need to be used to configure the interface. This can now be done by setting relevant resources by editing the resource file (see section 1.4).

**Table A.1:** Pre-Interface *Environment Variables*
Variable	Purpose	Options	Default
FG_PRE_INT	Sets ABAQUS as the default FE Environment.	ABAQUS	NEUTRAL
	(PROPERTY FE ABAQUS becomes unnecessary.)
FG_PRE_VER	ABAQUS 4.9/5.2 Input Deck Format Control.	4.9/5.2	5.6
	Manages the format changes between ABAQUS	5.3/5.4/5.5/5.6
	4.X and ABAQUS 5.X input decks.
FG_PRE_EXP	ABAQUS/Explicit and Solver Selection.	YES/NO	NO (Std)
	Manages the Step control changes between	SPARSE (Std)
	ABAQUS/Standard and Explicit. And allows
	SPARSE solver for ABAQUS/Standard to be
	selected instead of the default frontal solver.
FG_PRE_FOR	ABAQUS '.fil' File Format Control.	ASCII/BINARY	BINARY
	Controls the format of the ABAQUS results	ZASCII/ZBINARY
	file for use where ABAQUS is installed on
	a different computer to FEMGV. ZASCII and
	ZBINARY also allow for the ZERO INCREMENT
	option to be included in '*FILE FORMAT'.
FG_PRE_ERR	Extended Error Message Option.	YES/NO	NO
	Controls the writing of error and warning
	messages to the ABAQUS input deck and the
	FEMGEN log and history files.
FG_PRE_DIA	Interactive Dialogue Option.	YES/NO	NO
	Enables the user to select which loadcases
	are to be processed, as well as other options.
FG_PRE_SIZ	Node and Element numbers format selection,	LARGE/SMALL	SMALL
	available for ABAQUS 5.2 and above. 'SMALL'
	uses I5 format and 'LARGE' enables to write
	numbers up to 7 digits (ABAQUS limit).
FG_PRE_OUT	ABAQUS result output file type selection.	FIL/RES/BOTH	FIL
	Enables the user to select which type of output
	file is needed: '.fil' file or '.res' file or both.
FG_PRE_INC	Additional ABAQUS input file control.	NONE/NODES/GEOM	NONE
	Enable writing either the nodes (NODES) or the
	geometry, i.e. nodes and elements, (GEOM) to a
	separate input file.
FG_PRE_SET	Control whether element sets are written for	NO/YES	YES
	each geometric part (written by default).
FG_PRE_MAT	Material and Physical Property Files Directory	dir_name	None
	Definition.
FG_PRE_RES	Result Output Control File Definition	file_name	None