You can limit values of the admissible range of motion for one or more available components of relative motion. For more information, see “Connector stops and locks,” Section 25.2.8 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual.
To create or edit a stop:
Display the connector section editor using one of the following methods:
To create a new connector section, follow the procedure outlined in “Creating connector sections,” Section 15.11.6.
To edit an existing connector section, select Connector
SectionManager from the main menu bar, select the connector section from the list that appears, and click Edit.
In the Edit Connector Section dialog box, do one of the following:
To define a new stop option, click Add and select Stop from the option menu that appears.
To edit an existing stop option, select the option from the Behavior Options list to display the associated data fields for that option.
In the Components field, toggle on all of the available components of relative motion for which you are defining a stop. If you want to specify different limits for different components, you must specify multiple stop options.
In the Admissible Positions at Stop portion of the editor, enter the limits for the admissible positions of the available components of relative motion that will trigger the stop.
Select one of the following:
If you want to continue defining behavior options, click Add, select the desired behavior option, and continue the connector section definition. For instructions on defining other behavior options, see “Using the connector section editors,” Section 15.15.
If you want to view or edit an existing behavior option, select the option from the Behavior Options list. For instructions on editing behavior options, see “Using the connector section editors,” Section 15.15.
If you want to save your connector section definition and exit the editor, click OK.
