Select ToolsAnalytical FieldCreate from the main menu bar in the Property module, Interaction module, or Load module to create an analytical mapped field. Analytical fields defined from an external data source are referred to as mapped fields. The external data source can be either point cloud data files or an Abaqus output database (.odb) file. See “Using analytical mapped fields,” Section 58.3, for an overview of mapped fields.

The following topics are covered:

• “Creating mapped fields from point cloud data,” Section 58.7.1

• “Creating mapped fields from output database mesh data,” Section 58.7.2

• “Search controls for mapped fields,” Section 58.7.3