Solid Face Alignment

3  Standard3D, Explicit

Align Faces

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

Review

Opens the Element Selector panel, from which you to select 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

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, from which you can define Abaqus history (*STEP) information in HyperMesh.

Contact Manager

Activates the Abaqus Contact Manager, from which you can create, edit and review the following cards in HyperMesh:

Find and Replace

Searches 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.

(Explicit only)