This section explains how to assign ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit element types to mesh regions and to elements of orphan meshes. The following topics are covered:
“How do mesh elements correspond to ABAQUS elements?,” Section 17.5.1
“What kinds of elements must be generated outside the Mesh module?,” Section 17.5.2
“Element type assignment,” Section 17.5.3
