New field mapper controls

Additional field mapper controls are available when importing a predefined field.

An overview of the field mapping capabilities (Field Mapper) is first available in the Abaqus 2022 FD04 (FP.2232) release.

This functionality is first available in the Abaqus 2022 FD03 (FP.2223) release.

Products Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit

The field mapper provides spatial mapping between domains having different mesh topologies and is used by various capabilities in Abaqus, including co-simulation and importing external fields.

The following field mapper controls are now available:

  • You can choose between a subelement or global conservative mapping algorithm when integrating intensive to extensive fields. The subelement algorithm provides conservative mapping with a smooth distribution. For the global conservative algorithm, the results are conservative over the entire region, and the algorithm is numerically less expensive.
  • Optionally, you can specify a constant value to use for missing members where the search fails. By default, an error is issued. You can view the missing members in the Visualization module of Abaqus/CAE.
  • You can provide distance search tolerances to limit or enlarge the search vicinity. These distance tolerances are either absolute values or values relative to a characteristic region dimension.