Abaqus Utility Menu

The following macros are included on the Abaqus page of the Utility menu when you load the Abaqus user profile.

Utility

Description

Solid Face Alignment

3 Standard3D, Explicit

Determines the default stack or thickness direction for Abaqus composite solid, gasket and continuum shell elements.

Review

The Review button opens the Element Selector panel and allows you to pick solid elements. Selected elements are highlighted. When you click proceed, it highlights the face1 of selected solids and draws an arrow along the default stack (or thickness) direction of selected solids.

Reset

The Reset button deletes the stack (or thickness) direction arrows.

Dummy

Applies to templates: Explicit

Positioning Process Manager

Tool that guides you through a workflow of positioning a dummy in a seat.

Tools

Applies to templates: Standard2D, Standard3D, Explicit

Contact Comparison

Activates the Tie-Comparison tool, from which you can compare the Tie-Contact elements created in HyperMesh to the Tie-Contact elements created by the Abaqus Solver.

Step Manager

Activates the Abaqus Step Manager, which allows you to define Abaqus history (*STEP) information in Engineering Solutions.

Contact Manager

Activates the Abaqus Contact Manager, which allows you to create, edit and review the following cards in Engineering Solutions:

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*CONTACT

•	*CONTACT DAMPING

•	*CONTACT PAIR

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*FRICTION

•	*PRE-TENSION SECTION

•	*SHELL TO SOLID COUPLING

•	*SURFACE, TYPE = ELEMENT

•	*SURFACE, TYPE = NODE

•	*SURFACE, COMBINE

•	*SURFACE, CROP

•	*SURFACE, TYPE = CUTTING SURFACE

•	*SURFACE, TYPE = CYLINDER, REVOLUTION or SEGMENTS

•	*SURFACE INTERACTION

•	*SURFACE BEHAVIOR

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*TIE

Find and Replace

Searchs the entity names in your model for every occurrence of a specific character, and automatically replaces the character with a new one that you specify.

SPH Mesh

Generates SPH elements for selected components in your model.