9.1 New attachment method for mesh-independent fasteners

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  

Benefits: You can now preserve the position and direction of the connection for mesh-independent fasteners.

Description: Previously, all the attachment methods for mesh-independent fasteners allowed the fastening point to move to lie on the normal to the first attachment surface. The new attachment method, which must use connector elements for attachment, preserves the position and direction of the connection.

References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Guide

Abaqus Keywords Reference Guide