Software Installation for Windows

Installing Matlab

  1. Our license.dat and File Installation Key will be required for installation (requires MIT certificate).
  2. Follow the Instructions on the IS&T website for downloading Matlab
  3. When prompted, install manually and provide the file installation key
  4. We are only licensed for a subset of the packages that are available for download from Matlab. Don't waste your time downloading others cause you will not be able to install them. These are our licensed packages:
    • MATLAB
    • Curve Fitting Toolbox
    • Data Acquisition Toolbox
    • Image Acquisition Toolbox
    • Image Processing Toolbox
    • Instrument Control Toolbox
    • MATLAB Builder EX
    • MATLAB Compiler
    • Neural Network Toolbox
    • Optimization Toolbox
    • Partial Differential Equation Toolbox
    • Spline Toolbox
    • Statistics Toolbox
    • Symbolic Math Toolbox

Installing ABAQUS 6.9-1

  1. You must install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. If you don't have this software, then you can install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express (free!).
  2. If you installed Visual C++ Express (instead of the non-free Visual Studio), you must install the appropriate Microsoft Platform SDK:
    • x86 (for 32-bit Windows)
    • AMD64 (for 64-bit Windows)
    • IA64 (for 64-bit Windows with Itanium)
    To reduce intallation time, choose a Custom setup and select only this option:
    • Microsoft Windows Core SDK
    And deselect all options below it. (example)
  3. You must install Intel Fortran 9.1 or 10.1 Standard . You may:
    1. Download an evaluation copy from Intel, or
    2. Purchase a student or non-student academic edition from Custom Solutions Software. You only need the cheaper Standard edition, not the Professional edition
  4. Map the Abaqus installation folder \\shear.mit.edu\Abaqus (help)
  5. Navigate to the abaqus_691 folder and run setup.exe to start the installation.
  6. You only need to do a Product install. Do not install the License server and/or utilities.
  7. When prompted, provide:
  8. To gain access to the documentation, follow these instructions.

Troubleshooting User Subroutines with ABAQUS 6.9-1

  1. The most common problem is that the compiler environment is not setup properly. One way to automate this is to:
    1. Right-click on the ABAQUS 6.9-1\ABAQUS Command icon in the Start Menu, select Properties...
    2. Modify the Target: text to read
      For 32-bit Windows: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 32-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 64-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\em64t\bin\ifortvars.bat"
      then click OK
    3. If you use this icon to open an ABAQUS command prompt, then your environment should be setup properly.
  2. Another problem is related to a library that ABAQUS calls when linking the subroutine (when running 64 bit only it seems). In 6.9-1 you will receive an error related to a manuscript file. To fix this:
    1. Open your Abaqus site environment file, which is typically found at C:\ABAQUS\(version)\site\abaqus_v6.env
    2. Look for a line that begins with link_sl
    3. In that line, comment the text 
      && mt /manifest U.manifest /outputresource:U;2 && del U.manifest'
    4. Repeat in the line that begins with link_exe

Installing ABAQUS 6.8-1

  1. You must install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. If you don't have this software, then you can install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express (free!).
  2. If you installed Visual C++ Express (instead of the non-free Visual Studio), you must install the appropriate Microsoft Platform SDK:
    • x86 (for 32-bit Windows)
    • AMD64 (for 64-bit Windows)
    • IA64 (for 64-bit Windows with Itanium)
    To reduce intallation time, choose a Custom setup and select only this option:
    • Microsoft Windows Core SDK
    And deselect all options below it. (example)
  3. You must install Intel Fortran 9.1 or 10.1 Standard . You may:
    1. Download an evaluation copy from Intel, or
    2. Purchase a student or non-student academic edition from Custom Solutions Software. You only need the cheaper Standard edition, not the Professional edition
  4. Map the Abaqus installation folder \\shear.mit.edu\abaqus (help)
  5. Navigate to the abaqus_681 folder and run setup.exe to start the installation.
  6. You only need to do a Product install. Do not install the License server and/or utilities.
  7. When prompted, provide:
  8. To gain access to the documentation, follow these instructions.

Troubleshooting User Subroutines with ABAQUS 6.8-1

  1. The most common problem is that the compiler environment is not setup properly. One way to automate this is to:
    1. Right-click on the ABAQUS 6.8-1\ABAQUS Command icon in the Start Menu, select Properties...
    2. Modify the Target: text to read
      For 32-bit Windows: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 32-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 64-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\em64t\bin\ifortvars.bat"
      then click OK
    3. If you use this icon to open an ABAQUS command prompt, then your environment should be setup properly.

Installing ABAQUS 6.7-1

  1. You must install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. If you don't have this software, then you can install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express (free!).
  2. If you installed Visual C++ Express (instead of the non-free Visual Studio), you must install the appropriate Microsoft Platform SDK:
    • x86 (for 32-bit Windows)
    • AMD64 (for 64-bit Windows)
    • IA64 (for 64-bit Windows with Itanium)
    To reduce intallation time, choose a Custom setup and select only this option:
    • Microsoft Windows Core SDK
    And deselect all options below it. (example)
  3. You must install Intel Fortran 9.1 Standard (not 8.1 or 10). You may:
    1. Download an evaluation copy from Intel, or
    2. Purchase a student or non-student academic edition from Custom Solutions Software. You only need the cheaper Standard edition, not the Professional edition
  4. Map the Abaqus installation folder \\shear.mit.edu\abaqus (help)
  5. Navigate to the abaqus_671 folder and run setup.exe to start the installation.
  6. You only need to do a Product install. Do not install the License server and/or utilities.
  7. When prompted, provide:
  8. To gain access to the documentation, follow these instructions.

Troubleshooting User Subroutines with ABAQUS 6.7-1

  1. The most common problem is that the compiler environment is not setup properly. One way to automate this is to:
    1. Right-click on the ABAQUS 6.7-1\ABAQUS Command icon in the Start Menu, select Properties...
    2. Modify the Target: text to read
      For 32-bit Windows: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 32-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 64-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\em64t\bin\ifortvars.bat"
      then click OK
    3. If you use this icon to open an ABAQUS command prompt, then your environment should be setup properly.

Installing ABAQUS 6.6-3

  1. Uninstall Fortran 6 (this will break your earlier Abaqus installations).
  2. You must install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. If you don't have this software, then you can install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express (free!).
  3. If you installed Visual C++ Express (instead of the non-free Visual Studio), you must install the appropriate Microsoft Platform SDK:
    • x86 (for 32-bit Windows)
    • AMD64 (for 64-bit Windows)
    • IA64 (for 64-bit Windows with Itanium)
    To reduce intallation time, choose a Custom setup and select only this option:
    • Microsoft Windows Core SDK
    And deselect all options below it. (example)
  4. You must install Intel Fortran 8.1 Standard or greater. You may:
    1. Download an evaluation copy from Intel, or
    2. Purchase a student or non-student academic edition from Custom Solutions Software. You only need the cheaper Standard edition, not the Professional edition
  5. Map the Abaqus installation folder \\shear.mit.edu\abaqus (help)
  6. Navigate to the abaqus_663 folder and run setup.exe to start the installation.
  7. You only need to do a Product install. Do not install the License server and/or utilities.
  8. When prompted, provide:
  9. To gain access to the documentation, follow these instructions.

Troubleshooting User Subroutines with ABAQUS 6.6-3

  1. The most common problem is that the compiler environment is not setup properly. One way to automate this is to:
    1. Right-click on the ABAQUS 6.6-3\ABAQUS Command icon in the Start Menu, select Properties...
    2. Modify the Target: text to read
      For 32-bit Windows: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 32-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\IA32\Bin\IFortVars.bat"
      For 64-bit Windows with 64-bit Abaqus: 
      C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Compiler\Fortran\9.1\em64t\bin\ifortvars.bat"
      then click OK
    3. If you use this icon to open an ABAQUS command prompt, then your environment should be setup properly.
    4. If you are using 64-bit Windows and receive the error: 
      \Microsoft was unexpected at this time.
      Then edit the IFortVars.bat and change the order of the lines to match these: 
      call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\setenv.cmd"
call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat"
  2. Another problem is related to a library that ABAQUS calls when linking the subroutine. In 6.6-1 you will receive an error related to MSVCR80.dll, and in 6.6-3 you will receive a warning related to LIBCMT. To fix this:
    1. Open your Abaqus site environment file, which is typically found at C:\ABAQUS\(version)\site\abaqus_v6.env
    2. Look for a line that begins with link_sl
    3. In that line, change the text 
      /DEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT.LIB
      to 
      /NODEFAULTLIB:MSVCRT.LIB


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