When you enter most modules, a Tools menu appears in the main menu bar containing all of the toolsets relevant to that module. A toolset is a functional unit that allows you to perform a specific modeling task.
In most cases the objects that you create with a toolset in one module are useful in other modules. For example, you can use the Set toolset to create sets in the Assembly module and then apply boundary conditions to those sets in the Load module. Most of the toolsets include manager menus and manager dialog boxes that allow you to edit, copy, rename, and delete the objects you create with the toolset.
The following toolsets are available in Abaqus/CAE:
The Amplitude toolset allows you to define arbitrary time or frequency variations of load, displacement, and other prescribed variables. For more information, see Chapter 54, “The Amplitude toolset.”
The Analytical Field toolset allows you to create analytical fields that you can use to define spatially varying parameters for selected interactions and prescribed conditions. For more information, see Chapter 55, “The Analytical Field toolset.”
The Attachment toolset allows you to create attachment points and lines that you can use to define point-based and discrete fasteners. For more information, see Chapter 56, “The Attachment toolset.”
The CAD Connection toolset allows you to create a connection that you can use for associative import of parts into Abaqus/CAE from a third-party CAD system. For more information, see Chapter 57, “The CAD Connection toolset.”
The Color Code toolset allows you to customize the edge and fill color of individual elements. For more information, see Chapter 73, “Color coding geometry and mesh elements.”
The Coordinate System toolset allows you to create local coordinate systems for use in postprocessing. For more information, see “Creating coordinate systems during postprocessing,” Section 38.7.
The Create Field Output toolset allows you to perform operations on the field output available in an output database. For more information, see “Creating new field output,” Section 38.6.
The Customize toolset allows you to control the appearance of Abaqus/CAE toolbars, to create customized toolbars, and to specify keyboard shortcuts for many Abaqus/CAE features. For more information, see Chapter 58, “The Customize toolset.”
The Datum toolset allows you to create datum points, axes, planes, and coordinate systems for a variety of modeling tasks. For more information, see Chapter 59, “The Datum toolset.”
The Discrete Field toolset allows you to create a spatially varying field where values are associated with nodes or elements. For more information, see Chapter 60, “The Discrete Field toolset.”
The Display Group toolset allows you to selectively plot one or more model or output database items. For more information, see Chapter 74, “Using display groups to display subsets of your model.”
The Edit Mesh toolset allows you to modify a mesh to improve mesh quality. For more information, see Chapter 61, “The Edit Mesh toolset.”
The Feature Manipulation toolset allows you to modify and manage the existing features in your model. For more information, see Chapter 62, “The Feature Manipulation toolset.”
The Filter toolset allows you to remove extraneous output data—noise—during the analysis of a model without a loss of resolution in the desired data range. For more information, see Chapter 63, “The Filter toolset.”
The Free Body toolset allows you to create and customize free body cuts in the Visualization module of Abaqus/CAE. For more information, see Chapter 64, “The Free Body toolset.”
The Geometry Repair toolset allows you to repair invalid and imprecise imported parts. For more information, see Chapter 66, “The Geometry Repair toolset.”
The Partition toolset allows you to divide a part or assembly into regions. For more information, see Chapter 67, “The Partition toolset.”
The Path toolset allows you to specify a path through your model along which you can obtain and view X–Y data. For more information, see Chapter 44, “Viewing results along a path.”
The Query toolset allows you to obtain general information about your model and to probe model and X–Y plots for output data. For more information, see Chapter 68, “The Query toolset.”
The Reference Point toolset allows you to create reference points associated with a part or assembly. For more information, see Chapter 69, “The Reference Point toolset.”
The Set toolset and the Surface toolset allow you to define sets and surfaces from regions of a model. For more information, see Chapter 70, “The Set and Surface toolsets.”
The Virtual Topology toolset allows you to ignore details, such as very small faces and edges, when you are meshing a part or a part instance. For more information, see Chapter 71, “The Virtual Topology toolset.”
The XY Data toolset allows you to create and operate on X–Y data objects. For more information, see Chapter 43, “X–Y plotting.”