Download and Install a 64 bit version of Anaconda. https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/
Using Conda, downgrade the version of SciPy to be compatible with the Abaqus version of NumPy.
In Abaqus/CAE python shell, check version of NumPy:
import numpy
numpy.version.version
In a windows command window type:
conda install scipy numpy=1.6
Copy the scipy directory from the Anaconda site-packages directory into the Abaqus. e.g.
From:
C:\Anaconda\Lib\site-packages\scipy
To:
C:\SIMULIA\Abaqus\6.14-1\tools\SMApy\python2.7\Lib\site-packages\scipy
Maybe not all SciPy functions will work (I think a pip install will correctly link all dependencies but I have not tried this method) but the SciPy spline curve fitting functions certainly worked well!