- From the main menu bar, select .
- From the current viewport, select a point representing the starting point. You can also enter the X-, Y-, and Z-coordinates of the point in the text field that appears in the prompt area.
Abaqus/CAE displays the Create Attachment Points Along Direction dialog box. - From the dialog box, use either of the following methods to select a method for specifying the direction along which the points will be created:
- Do either of the following to specify the spacing of the points along the direction vector:
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Choose Number of points between start and end points, and enter the desired number of points. (This option is available only when you select an end point to specify the direction vector.)
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Choose Spacing, and enter the distance between each attachment point.
Do either of the following to specify the number of points to create:
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Choose Number of points along direction, and enter the desired number of points. The attachment points can extend beyond the end point of the direction vector. Click to reverse the direction vector.
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Choose Auto-fit points between start and end points to allow Abaqus/CAE to determine the number of points that can be created between the start and end points with the specified spacing.
- By default, Abaqus/CAE creates additional attachment points at both ends of the direction vector. If desired, toggle off At start point and/or At end point to prevent Abaqus/CAE from creating the additional points.
- To project the specified points onto a selected face, display the Projection tabbed page, and do the following:
- Toggle on Project onto faces.
- Click , and select the faces onto which the points will be projected. The faces can be planar or nonplanar.
- Select the method for projecting the points.
For more information, see Understanding the projection methods. - By default, Abaqus/CAE creates a set that will contain the attachment points. If desired, you can modify the set name. Toggle off Create set with name if you do not want to create a set containing the attachment points.
- Click OK to create the attachment points.
Abaqus/CAE displays the attachment points. For information on editing attachment points, see Editing attachment points created by choosing a direction and a spacing.
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