Double-click the Abaqus component in your simulation
process flow (on the Sim-flow tab) to open its
component editor.
Note:
You can also open the editor by clicking the 
button on the component title bar (near the component
name at the top of the Sim-flow tab) or by right-clicking
the component in the model tree on the left side of the interface and
selecting Edit from the menu that appears. These
options are available for all components used in your model.
The Abaqus Component Editor appears with the
Input tab selected.
Specify the file containing the input parameters by clicking
the Browse button adjacent to the File
box, and navigating to the location of the file.
You can read input parameters from an Abaqus/CAE model database (.cae)
file or an input (.inp) file.
Note:
For a list of parameters that can be read from a model
database file, see The Parameters You Can Extract from a Model Database File.
Select the desired file, and click Open.
You are returned to the Abaqus Component Editor,
and the path and file name you specified appears in the File
box.
If the input (.inp) file selected refers to any external
files containing Abaqus data, Isight
lists the absolute file path of those files in the Included
Files list. You can extract potential Isight
input parameters from any or all external files.
Click Read File.
If the input (.inp) file refers to any external files
containing Abaqus data, Isight
displays a dialog box asking if you want to parse the external files.
The Input tab is populated with the set of
parameters that can be controlled by Isight.
Select the input parameters you want to use by doing one of the following:
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Choose individual parameters using the check boxes in the first column.
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Use the Select button as a shortcut for selecting
multiple input parameters. When this button is clicked, two options are
displayed:
Click the All option to select all the listed
input parameters.
Select multiple input parameters (by drag selecting, for example)
and click the Highlighted option to select them
as a group.
Note:
You can filter the parameter list using the Filter
list and box located below the list of parameters. This option may be
useful if your list of parameters is large. You can type a string in
the box, and press ENTER. The list of parameters is then updated to show
only the parameters that contain the specified string. The component
also attempts to create a list of selectable strings by scanning the
listed parameters.
If desired, rename any displayed parameter by typing a new name directly
in the Name column.
You can also edit these parameters using the Design Gateway
Parameters tab.
Click Use Custom Scripts to use the custom Python
scripts.
These scripts allow additional input parameters to be controlled by
Isight
via custom Python scripting or to perform preprocessing steps. For more
information on using these scripts, see User Scripts to Customize the Runtime Interaction.