Assigning the section

You will now assign the section SolidSection to the hinge part.

  1. In the Model Tree, expand the Hinge-hole item underneath the Parts container and double-click Section Assignments in the list that appears.
  2. Drag a rectangle around the hinge piece to select the entire part.

    Abaqus/CAE highlights all the regions of the part.

  3. Click mouse button 2 to indicate that you have finished selecting the regions to be assigned the section.

    The Edit Section Assignment dialog box appears containing a list of existing sections. SolidSection is selected by default since there are no other sections currently defined.

  4. In the Edit Section Assignment dialog box, accept the default selection of SolidSection, and click OK.

    Abaqus/CAE assigns the section to the part and colors the entire part aqua to indicate that the region has a section assignment.