UMAT to VUMAT

Hello ,

I am a relatively new user to ABAQUS , and i am trying to figure out a way ( if there exists ) to convert a model defined in ABAQUS / Standard to Explicit for conducting impact testing.

 Now i have figured out most of the model apart from the material defination. The previous model has a User defined material , and i need to convert it to a VUMAT.

Is there any way to perfrom this operation ? Or do i have to  just re-code the enitre material , as there are just too many differences in the way both are defined ?

Any help would be greatly apprecited ..

Thank you ,

Mitul