This chapter discusses features related to creating your model, such as node and element definition in Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit, and Abaqus/CFD; part and assembly definition in Abaqus/CAE; importing and exporting models to or from Abaqus/CAE; and repairing problematic geometry. It provides an overview of the following enhancements:

• “Modeling enhancements for electromagnetic analyses,” Section 3.1

• “SIMULIA Associative Interface for Abaqus/CAE,” Section 3.2

• “New naming convention for imported CAD parts,” Section 3.3

• “Retaining intersecting boundaries during part import from ACIS,” Section 3.4

• “Constraints in the Sketcher,” Section 3.5

• “Projecting mesh edges or nodes onto a sketch,” Section 3.6

• “Viewing model database attributes in the Visualization module,” Section 3.7

• “Creating geometry from orphan elements,” Section 3.8

• “Exporting contour plot data to 3D XML,” Section 3.9

• “Creating sets and surfaces during selection operations,” Section 3.10

• “Enhancements to mapped analytical fields in Abaqus/CAE,” Section 3.11