The model contains a second hinge piece similar to the first except that the lubrication hole is not present. You will create a copy of the first hinge piece and delete the features that form the lubrication hole.
First you will create an exact copy of the hinge piece.
To copy the hinge:
In the Model Tree, click mouse button 3 on Hinge-hole underneath the Parts container and select Copy from the menu that appears.
ABAQUS/CAE displays the Part Copy dialog box.
In the text box in the Part Copy dialog box, type Hinge-solid, and click OK.
ABAQUS/CAE creates a copy of the hinge piece and names the copy Hinge-solid. The copy of the hinge piece includes the section from the original hinge piece.
Now you will create a solid hinge piece by deleting the features that form the lubrication hole.
To modify the copy of the hinge:
In the Model Tree, double-click Hinge-solid underneath the Parts container to make it current.
ABAQUS/CAE displays the part in the current viewport. Look at the viewport title bar to see which part is being displayed.
Expand the Features container underneath Hinge-solid.
Click mouse button 3 on Datum pt-1 in the list of part features.
ABAQUS/CAE highlights the point, as shown in Figure C–20.
From the menu that appears, select Delete. When you delete a selected feature, ABAQUS/CAE asks whether you also want to delete any features that depend on the feature being deleted. The feature being deleted is called the "parent" feature, and its dependent features are called "children." ABAQUS/CAE highlights all the features that it will delete if the parent feature is deleted. From the buttons in the prompt area, click Yes to delete the datum point and all its children.
ABAQUS/CAE deletes the datum point. Because they were dependent on the datum point, ABAQUS/CAE also deletes the datum axis, the datum plane, and the lubrication hole.
Important: You cannot recover deleted features; however, you can temporarily remove a feature by suppressing it.
