Tensorflow not supported by M1 chips: zsh: illegal hardware instruction python when Installing TensorFlow for M1

• download Python 3.8, available from the Xcode Command Line Tools:https://download.developer.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_12.5_beta_3/Command_Line_Tools_for_Xcode_12.5_beta_3.dmg

• Download Micorosoft Visual Studio Community Edition 2019 (also professional or enterprise editions will work)
• Install it on your machine
• During the installation select 'Development C/C++'

• Download Intel Parallel Studio XE 2020 (you will need a licence or be a student/educator)

(cmd) netsh wlan show interfaces

• backup the original python: mv <blender_folder/2.81/python/> <blender_folder/2.81/original_python>

• activate the environment you want to use blender with: conda activate <env>

• find the location of the python interpreter which python

• create a symbolic link between the folders:

• Repeat last command as sudo: sudo !!
• Check wifi strength: watch -n1 iwconfig
• Change keyboar mapping: sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration
• instal Exchange Web Server for Evolution: sudo apt-get install evolution-ews
• share folder over network: python3 -m http.server (use ifconfig to find the IP address)
• minimize windows with taskbar icon: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock click-action 'minimize'

Ubuntu seems to not be officially supported by the Abaqus installation procedure. This guide shows how to install the necessary libraries and how to tweak the installation files in order to install Abaqus on Ubuntu 20.04. To successfully follow this guide you need writing privileges ('sudo').

Note:
This guide should also work for Abaqus6.14 (changing accordigly file names and paths) and Ubuntu 18.xx adn 19.xx, although I haven't tested it.