4.6 Ability to select attachment points for additional modeling tasks

Product: Abaqus/CAE

Benefits: You can now use attachment points for a wide range of modeling activities, such as the creation of connectors, point- or node-based couplings, point masses, or loads. This enhancement provides greater flexibility for many common modeling tasks that previously relied on reference points for their definition (you can create multiple attachment points on a part but only a single reference point). The use of attachment points also improves performance when a number of attachment points are created as a single feature.

Description: You can now pick an attachment point from the viewport for a greater variety of modeling activities. Abaqus/CAE now supports the selection of attachment points in any component for which reference points are an eligible selection. These component include the use of attachment points in any of the following modeling activities:

As the connector points for a connector
As the selected region for a coupling definition, point mass, load, or boundary condition.

Abaqus/CAE Usage:

Property module or Interaction module:
    SpecialInertiaCreate: Point mass: select attachment point
Interaction module:
    ConnectorConnector Builder: select attachment points
    ConnectorGeometryCreate Wire Feature: select attachment points

References:

Abaqus/CAE User's Manual