This chapter discusses features related to creating your model, such as node and element definition in Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit and part and assembly definition in Abaqus/CAE. It provides an overview of the following enhancements:

• “Adding descriptions for models and materials in your Abaqus/CAE model,” Section 4.1

• “New attachment point creation method,” Section 4.2

• “Enhancements to fasteners in Abaqus/CAE,” Section 4.3

• “Enhancements to suppression of attributes in Abaqus/CAE,” Section 4.4

• “Enhancements to material orientations,” Section 4.5

• “Enhancements to defining shell thickness,” Section 4.6

• “Filleting of three-dimensional wire parts,” Section 4.7

• “Improved flexibility for repair of part geometry,” Section 4.8

• “Faster feature regeneration and improved control over kernel memory,” Section 4.9

• “Copying, linking, and excluding part instances,” Section 4.10

• “Reorganization of solid creation options and geometry caching options,” Section 4.11

• “Creating input files without parts and part instances from Abaqus/CAE models,” Section 4.12