13 The Assembly module
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13. The Assembly module
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You use the Assembly module to create and modify the assembly. The model contains only one assembly, which is composed of instances of parts from the model. The tutorial in Appendix C, Using Additional Techniques to Create and Analyze a Model in ABAQUS/CAE,” of Getting Started with ABAQUS contains examples of how you use the Assembly module to create part instances and position them relative to each other in a global coordinate system. This chapter explains how you use the tools within the Assembly module to create the assembly. The following topics are covered:
Understanding the role of the Assembly module, Section 13.1
Entering and exiting the Assembly module, Section 13.2
Working with part instances, Section 13.3
Creating the assembly, Section 13.4
Creating patterns of part instances, Section 13.5
Merging and cutting part instances, Section 13.6
Understanding toolsets in the Assembly module, Section 13.7
Using the Assembly module toolbox, Section 13.8
Working with part instances, Section 13.9
Applying constraints to part instances, Section 13.10
Using the Query toolset to query the assembly, Section 13.11