The Attachment toolset provides three tools for creating attachment points. The tools provide convenient methods for producing points, such as following an edge, reading the coordinates of each point from a file, or spacing points along a line. However, in some cases it may be easier to define the attachment points in one location and project the points onto a desired face. Therefore, Abaqus/CAE provides projection options as a method of positioning attachment points on a face.
The Attachment toolset provides the following techniques to create attachment points by projecting points onto the desired face:
Project each point to its closest face.
Choose the start point and end point of a projection vector. Abaqus/CAE projects each point along the vector and creates an attachment point where it first intersects with a face.
Figure 59–1 illustrates the two techniques for projecting points onto a selected face.
For more information about how fasteners use attachment points, see “About fasteners,” Section 29.1.
