This option is used to impose a kinematic or distributing coupling constraint between a reference node and a group of nodes located on a surface. It must be used in conjunction with the *KINEMATIC or the *DISTRIBUTING option.
Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/Explicit
Type: Model data
Level: Part Part Instance Assembly
Set this parameter equal to a name that will be used to identify this constraint.
Set this parameter equal to either the node number of the reference node or the name of a node set containing the reference node. If the name of a node set is chosen, the node set must contain exactly one node.
Set this parameter equal to the surface name on which the coupling nodes are located.
Set this parameter equal to the radius of influence centered about the reference node. If this parameter is omitted, the entire surface is used to define the coupling constraint.
Set this parameter equal to the name given to the *ORIENTATION definition (“Orientations,” Section 2.2.5 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual) that specifies the initial orientation of the local system in which the constrained degrees of freedom are defined.