You can project one or more selected nodes from a meshed part, a meshed part instance in the assembly, or an orphan mesh part to a selected vertex, edge, face, node, element edge, element face, datum point, datum axis, or datum plane. This is particularly useful if you want to move nodes in a bottom-up mesh onto nearby geometry.
Projecting nodes does not change their association. Nodes that are associated with a geometric feature prior to projection will remain associated with that feature; unassociated nodes will remain unassociated after you project them onto geometry.
To project nodes:
Enter the Mesh module, and do one of the following:
From the Object field in the context bar, select Assembly.
From the Object field in the context bar, select Part and select an orphan mesh part from the list of parts.
From the main menu bar, select Mesh
Edit.
Abaqus/CAE displays the Edit Mesh dialog box.
Tip:
You can also display the Edit Mesh dialog box using the 
tool, located at the bottom of the Mesh module toolbox.
In the dialog box, do the following:
In the Category field, select Node.
From the Method list, select Project.
Abaqus/CAE displays the existing nodes. In hidden and shaded mode, only the visible nodes are displayed.
Use one of the following methods to select the nodes that you want to edit:
Selecting individual nodes
From the menu in the prompt area, select Individually.
Select a node that you want to edit.
[Shift]+Click on additional nodes to add them to your selection.
If necessary, [Ctrl]+Click on selected nodes to remove them from your selection.
When you have finished selecting nodes, click mouse button 2.
Selecting nodes using the angle method
From the menu in the prompt area, select by angle.
Enter an angle (from 0° to 90°), and select a node. Abaqus/CAE selects every node on element faces adjacent to the selected node until the angle between the element faces is equal to or exceeds the angle that you entered. (See “Using the angle method to select multiple objects,” Section 6.2.3, for more information.)
After you use the by angle method, you can [Shift]+Click on additional nodes to add them to your selection or [Ctrl]+Click on selected nodes to remove them from your selection. (See “Combining selection techniques,” Section 6.2.6, for more information.)
When you have finished selecting nodes, click mouse button 2.
Specifying an existing node set
This option is available only when you are editing an orphan mesh.
From the context bar, select an orphan mesh part as the Object.
Click Sets on the right side of the prompt area.
Abaqus/CAE displays the Region Selection dialog box containing a list of node sets that you have created.
Select the set of nodes that you want to edit, and click Continue.
Note: The default selection method is based on the selection method you most recently employed. To revert to the other method, click Select in Viewport or Sets on the right side of the prompt area.
Tip: You can use the Selection toolbar to change the picking behavior. For more information, see Chapter 6, “Selecting objects within the viewport.”
When you are finished selecting nodes, click mouse button 2 or click Done in the prompt area.
Select a vertex, edge, face, node, element edge, element face, datum point, datum axis, or datum plane to which Abaqus/CAE will move the selected nodes.
Abaqus/CAE colors the selected entity magenta.
Select Yes in the prompt area to confirm your selections.
Abaqus/CAE projects the selected nodes to their new positions using a shortest distance algorithm. If you selected an edge, face, element edge, or element face, Abaqus/CAE projects the nodes onto the axis or plane that would be created by extending the selected edge or face.
Tip: If you make a mistake while editing nodes, click Undo in the Edit Mesh dialog box to undo the edit. Abaqus/CAE restores the nodes to their original positions.
If you select No, your node and entity selections are cancelled and the procedure continues from Step 4.
Repeat the previous steps as often as necessary to project additional nodes.
