A variable quantity that restricts or gives particular form to the thing that it characterizes. In Abaqus/CAE parameter refers to modifiable parameters that define features (for example, the length of an extrusion). It is also used in the term edge parameter to describe a position along an edge, expressed as a fraction of its length. See also keyword parameter to learn how parameters are used in Abaqus input files, and see input parameter to learn how they are used in Abaqus/Design.
For more information:A reusable copy of the original Abaqus/CAE part, except that an instance also maintains its association with the original part; if you modify the part, the part instance is also modified at the same time. When you assemble your model, you work with part instances, not with the original parts.
For more information:A combination of all the active customization options that produce a plot in the viewport. You enter a particular plot state by producing a plot of the corresponding type. For example, if you produce an undeformed plot, the current viewport will then be in the undeformed plot state. The plot state of a viewport persists, and Abaqus/CAE updates it with any changes you make to the customization options until you produce a plot in some other state in that viewport.
For more information:A point that locates the first fastening point of mesh-independent fasteners. A positioning point can reside on the first surface to be fastened, or it can reside close to the first surface and be projected along a normal or a user-specified direction.
For more information:A page-description language developed by Adobe Systems that offers a flexible font capability and high-quality graphics. PostScript uses English-like commands to control page layout and to load and scale outline fonts. Abaqus/CAE allows you to print images of selected viewports directly to a PostScript printer or to save the same image in a PostScript-format file.
For more information:A change in the appearance of objects on the screen to help you make the desired selections for a particular Abaqus/CAE procedure. Two types of preselection are available:
Preselection highlighting appears in an Abaqus/CAE viewport when you stop moving the cursor. Any objects that would be selected at the current cursor position are highlighted in orange.
Preselection symbols appear on an Abaqus/CAE sketch as you move the cursor around to select a point, such as the center of a circle or the end of a line. Preselection symbols help you position the cursor and indicate a point on the sketch that can be selected, such as a vertex or a midpoint.
An approximate material direction for a discrete orientation. Abaqus/CAE uses the primary axis and the normal axis to construct a right-handed Cartesian coordinate system. You choose the coordinate system axis that you want the primary axis to represent in the resultant orientation and select topology or datums or enter vector values to define the desired axis.
For more information:An active cursor that you use with most applications on your computer. The primary cursor usually appears as an arrow pointer; you position this cursor by moving the mouse. See also secondary cursor.
For more information:A file (job_name.dat) that contains information generated by the Abaqus analysis input file preprocessor, including the model definition and any error or warning messages that were detected while processing the input data. In addition, the printed output file contains any printed output data written during the analysis.
For more information:The base of the 3D compass. By default, Abaqus/CAE draws the 3D compass so that the X–Z plane is the privileged plane. You can customize the appearance of the 3D compass to change the privileged plane to any of the three major compass planes (X–Y, Y–Z, or X–Z).
For more information:The type of analysis to be performed during an analysis step. Static stress, dynamic stress, eigenvalue buckling, and transient heat transfer are examples of analysis procedures.
In Abaqus/CAE many tasks that you perform are broken into step-by-step procedures. When you perform one of these procedures, Abaqus/CAE displays instructions for each step at the appropriate time in the prompt area near the bottom of the main window.
For more information:A definition of the engineering properties of a beam section that are related to its cross-sectional shape and size (for example, cross-section area and moments of inertia). When you define a beam section, you must include a reference to a profile in the section definition.
For more information:A surface profile is the collection of line segments defining the cross-section of analytical rigid surfaces.
For more information:An Abaqus/CAE module that allows you to define the material and section properties of a model by creating section definitions and assigning them to parts or to regions of parts. Most section definitions refer to material definitions, which you also create using the Property module.
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