To create point-based fasteners:

1. From the main menu bar in the Interaction module, select SpecialFastenersCreate.

   Abaqus/CAE displays the Create Fasteners dialog box.

   Tip:  You can also create point-based fasteners using the tool in the Interaction module toolbox.

2. From the Create Fasteners dialog box that appears, select Point-based fasteners and click Continue.

3. Select the positioning points, and click Done. You can select attachment points, reference points, or nodes from an orphan mesh. For more information, see “Creating attachment points by picking or reading from a file,” Section 59.3; “Creating attachment points by choosing a direction and a spacing,” Section 59.4; and “Creating patterns of attachment points based on edges,” Section 59.5.

   Abaqus/CAE displays the Edit Fasteners dialog box.

4. On the Domain, Criteria, Property, Formulation, and Adjust tabbed pages, configure settings such as the region where the points will be created, the connector section, the coupling type, and the influence radius as described in the following procedures:

   • “Defining the surfaces where fasteners will be connected,” Section 29.3.1

   • “Defining the fastener attachment zone,” Section 29.3.2

   • “Defining the fastener properties,” Section 29.3.3

   • “Defining the fastener formulation,” Section 29.3.4

   • “Adjusting the fastener definition,” Section 29.3.5

5. Click OK to create the point-based fasteners.

   Symbols appear in the viewport that represent the positioning points of the point-based fasteners that you just created.