*SUBMODEL CUT

Define a submodel cut surface.

This suboption of SUBMODEL CONDITIONS is used to identify a submodel cut where the submodel conditions will be imposed and to specify the submodel control settings specific to a submodel cut.

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About Submodeling
Beam-to-Solid Submodeling

Products Abaqus/Standard

Type History data

LevelStep

Required parameters

LOCAL SURFACE
Set this parameter equal to the name of the element-based surface where the submodel conditions are being imposed.

Optional parameters

ABSOLUTE EXTERIOR TOLERANCE

Set this parameter equal to the absolute value (given in the units used in the model) by which a driven node of the submodel can lie outside the region of the elements of the global model.

If this parameter is omitted or has a value of 0.0, the EXTERIOR TOLERANCE applies.

EXTERIOR TOLERANCE

Set this parameter equal to the fraction of the average element size in the global model by which a driven node can lie outside the region of the elements of the global model.

The default is 0.05.

GLOBAL ELSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set in the global model that will be searched for elements whose responses are being used to impose the submodel conditions.

If this parameter is omitted, Abaqus searches all the elements in the global model.

MAIN IMPOSED CONDITIONS

Set MAIN IMPOSED CONDITIONS=PRIMARY (default) to impose conditions on the primary degrees of freedom.

Set MAIN IMPOSED CONDITIONS=NONE to impose no conditions on the primary degrees of freedom.

OP

Set OP = MOD to modify the imposed conditions on this submodel cut surface.

Set OP = NEW to remove the previously imposed conditions on this submodel cut surface and to apply the newly specified conditions.

Data line to define the degrees of freedom for imposed boundary conditions

First line
  1. The degree of freedom to be imposed or exempted.

  2. Specify NONE if this degree of freedom should not be imposed; specify PRIMARY if this degree of freedom should be imposed.

  3. Etc., up to four degree of freedom per line.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary.