4.6 Orientation distribution for connector elements

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  

Benefits: You can now use a distribution to define spatially varying orientations on connector elements, which greatly simplifies the modeling process.

Description: In Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit you can define orientations for connector elements using a distribution. For models that have a significant amount of spatial variation in their orientations, this enhancement allows you to minimize the number of section definitions and orientation definitions needed for the model.

References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

Abaqus Keywords Reference Manual

Abaqus Verification Manual