A file (job_name.ods) that contains a session step and is deleted automatically when the original output database file is closed or when the Abaqus/CAE session ends.
For more information:A type of program that consists of a set of instructions to an application. In Abaqus/CAE almost every operation that you perform during a session can be duplicated by a script containing a set of Abaqus/CAE commands. You can find examples of Abaqus/CAE commands in the replay file (abaqus.rpy) that is written automatically during every Abaqus/CAE session.
For more information:An active cursor within the Abaqus/CAE Sketch module that looks like a plus sign (+) and appears near the primary cursor whenever the Sketch module prompts you to select a point. By default, if you move the primary cursor near a point that is eligible for selection, the secondary cursor jumps directly to the point while the primary cursor remains fixed; therefore, you can easily see exactly which point is selected before committing the selection. See also primary cursor.
For more information:The data that specify the properties of regions in an Abaqus/CAE assembly or in a set of elements in an Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, or Abaqus/CFD model. A section definition can contain information such as a material name, Poisson's ratio, transverse shear data, and various other parameters.
For more information:An integration point. When you define shell or beam sections that are integrated during an analysis, you must specify the number of section integration points through the thickness of the section. A group of section points is located at each material integration point over the surface of a shell element or along the length of a beam element.
For more information:Markers that you place along the edges of an unmeshed assembly in Abaqus/CAE to indicate the desired density of the mesh. By default, mesh seeds provide only a target mesh density; if necessary, the mesh generator alters the original seed distribution to generate the mesh successfully. You can prevent this redistribution by constraining seeds.
For more information:A step in the scratch output database file (job_name.ods) in which Abaqus/CAE saves field output that you have created by either operating on existing field output variables or combining results from several analysis frames.
For more information:A named region or collection of objects on which you can perform various operations. See also node set, element set, geometry set and discrete set.
For more information:In reference to an element formulation, a shell is an element formulation that captures bending and membrane behavior suitable for structures where the thickness is small relative to other dimensions.
For more information:The method used by Abaqus/CAE to generate new element sizes during the adaptive remesh process. For a particular variable, a sizing method reads and operates on a field of base solution values and their corresponding error indicator output variables from a region defined by the remeshing rule. Abaqus uses the sizing method to calculate new element sizes. Abaqus/CAE provides two sizing methods: Uniform error distribution and Minimum/maximum control.
For more information:A term used to refer to Abaqus products: Abaqus/Standard (implicit), Abaqus/Explicit (explicit), and Abaqus/CFD (computational fluid dynamics). See also equation solver.
A curve defined by a mathematical function that connects separate points with a high degree of smoothness. Use the spline tool in the Abaqus/CAE Sketch module to sketch a smooth curve that connects a series of points. Abaqus/CAE calculates the shape of the curve using a cubic spline fit between all the points along the spline; as a result, the first and second derivatives of the spline are continuous.
For more information:A replacement standard for IGES that attempts to overcome some of the shortcomings of IGES. The STEP format is designed to provide computer-interpretable representation of a product throughout its life cycle, independent of any particular system. You can import STEP format parts, and you can export parts in STEP-format. In addition, you can import and export a sketch from a STEP file.
For more information:A sequence that provides a convenient way to capture changes in the loading and boundary conditions of the model, changes in the way parts of the model interact with each other, and any other changes that may occur in the model during the course of the analysis. In addition, steps allow you to change the analysis procedure, the data output, and various controls. You can also use steps to define linear perturbation analyses about nonlinear base states.
For more information:An Abaqus/CAE dialog box that contains a list of all of the objects of a certain type that you have created, as well as Create, Edit, Copy, Rename, and Delete buttons that you can use to manipulate existing objects and to create new ones. A step-dependent manager is similar to a basic manager, but it contains additional information concerning the history of each object listed in the manager.
For more information:The process of temporarily deleting a feature from an Abaqus/CAE model to simplify the appearance of a part or assembly. In addition, suppressing a feature can increase the speed of regeneration. See also resume.
For more information:A technique used by Abaqus/CAE to mesh complex extruded or revolved solid regions as well as revolved surface regions. The swept meshing technique involves two phases:
Abaqus/CAE creates a mesh on one side of the region, known as the source side.
Abaqus/CAE copies the nodes of that mesh, one element layer at a time, until the final side, known as the target side, is reached.