You can use the Query toolset to obtain general information about the geometry of the model in the current viewport.
To query the model:
Locate the Query dialog box.
From the main menu bar, select Tools
Query or click the 
tool in the toolbar.
The Query dialog box appears.
To obtain information on a particular node, do the following:
Select Node from the General Queries field of the Query dialog box, and click Apply.
ABAQUS displays a prompt in the prompt area.
Select a node from the viewport.
The undeformed and deformed X-, Y-, and Z-coordinates of that node appear in the message area, along with the node's displacement. The same information that appears in the message area is also written to the replay file.
Note: To resize the message area, drag the top edge; to see information that has scrolled out of the message area, use the scroll bar on the right side.
To obtain information on the distance between two nodes, do the following:
Select Distance from the General Queries field of the Query dialog box, and click Apply.
ABAQUS displays a prompt in the prompt area.
Select two nodes from the viewport.
The following information appears in the message area:
The undeformed and deformed X-, Y-, and Z-coordinates of each node, along with the node's displacement.
The absolute undeformed and deformed distances between the nodes.
The X-, Y-, and Z-components of the undeformed and deformed vector between the two nodes.
The absolute relative displacement between the nodes.
The X-, Y-, and Z-components of the relative displacement between the two nodes.
To obtain information on a particular element, do the following:
Select Element from the General Queries field of the Query dialog box, and click Apply.
ABAQUS/CAE displays a prompt in the prompt area.
Select an element from the viewport.
The following information appears in the message area:
The element's label, element type, material, and section.
The labels of connecting elements.
The current field output variables at the integration point locations.
To obtain general information on the mesh, select Mesh from the General Queries field of the Query dialog box, and click Apply.
The following information appears in the message area:
The name of the current output database.
The number of nodes.
The number of elements.
The element types.
Click Cancel when you have finished requesting information.
