C.1 Symbols used to represent prescribed conditions

Table C–1, Table C–2, and Table C–3 present the special graphical symbols used by ABAQUS/CAE to represent loads, boundary conditions, and predefined fields, respectively. For information about where the symbols appear on the model, see “Understanding symbols that represent prescribed conditions,” Section 16.5. For information on controlling the display of these symbols, see “Controlling the display of attributes,” Section 50.11.

Table C–1 Load symbol types and color.

Load category	Load type	Symbol	Color
Mechanical	Concentrated force	Arrow	Yellow
	Moment	Arrow	Violet
	Pressure	Arrow	Pink
	Shell edge traction	Arrow	Pink
	Shell edge moment	Arrow	Violet
	Surface traction	Arrow	Pink
	Shear surface traction with a direction vector normal to the surface	Dot	Pink
	Pipe pressure	Arrow	Pink
	Body force	Arrow	Yellow
	Line	Arrow	Yellow
	Gravity	Arrow	Yellow
	Bolt load	Arrow	Yellow
	Generalized plane strain	Arrow	Yellow
	Rotational body force	Arrow	Green
	Connector force	Arrow	Yellow
	Connector moment	Arrow	Violet
	Inertia relief	Sphere with arrow	Green
Thermal	Surface heat flux	Arrow	Green
	Body heat flux	Square	Yellow
	Concentrated heat flux	Square	Yellow
Acoustic	Inward volume acceleration	Square	Yellow
Fluid	Concentrated pore fluid flow	Square	Yellow
Fluid	Surface pore fluid flow	Arrows	Blue
Electrical	Concentrated current	Square	Yellow
	Surface current	Square	Green
	Body current	Circle	Green
	Concentrated charge	Square	Yellow
	Surface charge	Square	Green
	Body charge	Circle	Green
Mass diffusion	Concentrated concentration flux	Square	White
	Surface concentration flux	Arrow	Yellow
	Body concentration flux	Circle	Yellow

Table C–2 Boundary condition symbol types and color.

Boundary condition category	Boundary condition type	Symbol	Color
Mechanical	Symmetry/Antisymmetry/ Encastre	Arrow	Orange for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
	Symmetry/Antisymmetry/ Encastre	Arrow	Blue for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
	Displacement/Rotation	Arrow	Orange for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
			Blue for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
	Velocity/Angular velocity	Arrow	Sandy brown for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
	Velocity/Angular velocity	Arrow	Magenta for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
	Acceleration/Angular acceleration	Arrow	Yellow for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
	Acceleration/Angular acceleration	Arrow	Blue for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
	Connector displacement	Arrow	Orange for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
	Connector displacement	Arrow	Blue for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
	Connector velocity	Arrow	Sandy brown for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
	Connector velocity	Arrow	Magenta for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
	Connector acceleration	Arrow	Yellow for components applied to degrees of freedom 1–3.
	Connector acceleration	Arrow	Blue for components applied to degrees of freedom 4–6.
Other	Temperature	Square	Yellow
	Acoustic pressure	Square	Yellow
	Pore pressure	Square	Yellow
	Electrical potential	Square	Yellow
	Mass concentration	Square	Yellow
	Submodel	Square	Yellow

Table C–3 Predefined field symbol types and color.

Predefined field category	Predefined field type	Symbol	Color
Mechanical	Translational/rotational velocity	Arrow	Sandy brown
Other	Temperature	Square	Yellow
Other	Initial state	Circle	Yellow