Editing the region to which a prescribed condition is
applied
You can edit the region to which a prescribed condition is applied
in the step in which the load, boundary condition, or predefined field was
created.
You cannot edit the region if the definition of the prescribed
condition refers to subregions within the original region (a material
assignment predefined field, for example).
Note:
Gravity loads can be applied to regions in your model, but
they cannot be applied to individual point masses in
Abaqus/CAE.
From the Load, BC, or
Predefined Field menu in the main menu bar, select
Manager to display the Load Manager,
Boundary Condition Manager, or Predefined Field
Manager.
Click the cell located in the row of the prescribed condition that you
want to modify and in the column of the step of interest, and click
Edit. Alternatively, you can just double-click the cell.
Tip:
You can also initiate this procedure by clicking the
step in which the prescribed condition was created in the
Step list located in the context bar. From the
Load, BC, or Predefined
Field menu in the main menu bar, select
Editprescribed
condition. For example, to edit a load
you would select
LoadEditload
of your choice.
An editor appears.
In the top part of the editor, click
to edit the region selection.
Edit the region using one of the following methods:
Select and unselect objects in the viewport. When you have
finished editing the region, click mouse button 2. (For more information, see
Selecting objects within the viewport.)
Tip:
You can limit the types of objects that you can
select in the viewport by specifying filtering options in the
Selection toolbar.
See
Using the selection options,
for more information.
To select from a list of existing sets or surfaces, do the
following:
Click Sets or
Surfaces on the right side of the prompt area. (The name
of the button depends on the type of object you are editing. For example, if
you are editing a pressure load, a Surfaces button
appears.)
Abaqus/CAE
displays the Region Selection dialog box containing a list
of available sets or surfaces.
Select the set or surface of interest and click
Continue.
Note:
The default selection method is based on the selection method you
most recently employed. To revert to the other method, click Select
in Viewport or Sets or
Surfaces on the right side of the prompt area.
In the editor, finish editing the prescribed condition definition as
desired and then click OK.
The symbols representing the prescribed condition in the viewport
change to appear on the newly edited region.
to edit the region selection.