12.12.2 Managing section assignments

The Section Assignment Manager allows you to view, create, edit, and delete section assignments. The manager lists section assignments in the order of creation and displays the section name, section type, material name, and region associated with each section assignment. In the Property module, ABAQUS/CAE colors a region aqua to indicate that the region has a section assignment.

To create, edit, or delete section assignments:

  1. From the main menu bar, select SectionAssignment Manager.

  2. From the bottom of the manager, choose from the following:

    • If you want to create a new section assignment, click Create and follow the procedure described in Assigning a section, Section 12.12.1. The new section assignment appears in the manager.

    • If you want to edit a section assignment, select the section assignment in the manager and click Edit. The Edit Section Assignment dialog box appears, and the region to which the section is currently assigned is highlighted in the viewport.

      1. If desired, select a different section for the section assignment.

      2. Click Edit Region to select a new region for the section assignment.

      3. Select the region from the viewport or from a list of existing sets, and click mouse button 2 to indicate that you have finished selecting.

      4. Click OK to close the Edit Section Assignment dialog box.

    • If you want to delete a section assignment, select the section assignment in the manager and click Delete.

  3. Click Dismiss to close the Edit Section Assignment dialog box.


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