You can enter the Mesh module at any time during an Abaqus/CAE session by clicking Mesh in the Module list located in the context bar. Upon entering the Mesh module, the Abaqus/CAE interface changes in the following ways:
The Seed, Mesh, Feature, and Tools menus appear on the main menu bar.
The Object field that appears in the context bar allows you to display either a part or the assembly.
Abaqus/CAE may change the color of the part instances in the assembly displayed in the viewport. These color cues describe the meshability and dependence of each instance. Independent instances appear in a color that describes their meshability, while dependent intances appear blue in the Assembly context and white in the Part context. See “Meshing independent and dependent part instances,” Section 17.3.10.
Note: Part instances are color coded according to their meshability and dependence only when the Mesh defaults color mapping is selected. If you displayed the default color mapping in a different module, Abaqus/CAE applies the Mesh defaults color mapping automatically upon your entry to the Mesh module. If you selected a non-default color mapping such as Materials in a different module, Abaqus/CAE continues color coding according to that color mapping (in this case, by material type) when you enter the Mesh module.
To exit the Mesh module, select any other module from the Module list. You need not save your mesh before exiting the module; it will be saved automatically when you save the entire model by selecting File
Save or FileSave As from the main menu bar.