Abaqus Tutorial 01

H. Kim \u2013 FEA Tutorial

ABAQUS/CAE Tutorial: Analysis of an Aluminum Bracket Hyonny Kim

last updated: August 2004

In this tutorial, you\u2019ll learn how to: 1. Sketch 2D geometry & define part.

4. Mesh.

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Helpful Tips Before Getting Started Use Exceed 9.0 or equivalent PC terminal software. HELP

Online help manuals: abaqus_aae doc & - there is a \u201cbook\u201d for CAE: \u201cABAQUS/CAE User's Manual\u sensitive help is also available within CAE. CAE creates the .inp file which you can edit and run by the command line, or you can submit jobs from within CAE.










ABAQUS/CAE: Getting Started, Create Part \u2022 To run ABAQUS/CAE, first go

abaqus_aae cae or /usr/site/aae/bin/abaqus_aae cae

click Create Model Database \u2022 \u2022 In the Module dropdown box,

Note the locations of: Tool Bar, \u2022 Menu Bar, Toolbox Area, Prompt Area. These will be

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Sketch Part •

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The window will change to that shown at right. Note the buttons pointed out. –

Buttons with a dark triangle will provide more button choices when clicked and held. Try it.

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Float your mouse pointer over buttons, it will give a pop-up description.

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Context-Sensitive Help is available. Click the help button, then the item you want more info on.

Click Create Lines button. Note it is

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Sketch Part – contd. 3. cont’d… enter 1.0 for fillet radius in the Prompt Area, hit enter, then Mouse click on inner two lines when prompted. •

The Create Fillet button should still be highlighted. Click this again to get the screen shown below left.

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Click the Done button in the Prompt Area at the bottom of the screen.

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You now are returned to the Part Module screen. This should look like the screen below right. Note different tool buttons shown in the Toolbox Area.










Partition Edge •

Click the “Partition Edge: Enter Parameter” button. In order to get this button, you

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You will be prompted to select

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Click Done.

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Saving and Defining Material Properties •

Save your work: in the Menu Bar, click File, Save As. –

Under Selection, enter a

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Assign Properties to Regions of Model 2.

Click Create Section Button –

enter a name, e.g., plate

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choose Solid and Homogeneous

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Instance Part •

Change Modules. In the Module drop-down box beneath the Tool Bar, select the Assembly.

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Step •

Change Modules. Select the Step module.

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Click the Create Step button. –

Create Step window pops up

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enter a name – use the default name Step-1

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Load •

Change Modules. Select the Load module.

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Click the Create Load button. –

the Create Load window pops up.

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enter a Name, e.g., Load-1 is the default name

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integration quadrilateral element. – many within the Quad tab, choose Reduced are other functions within this button that are useful for controlling mesh size.










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3. Completed shown. click seconds Submit It toshould write . “job lookname.inp”. like the image to the right.









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