The Amplitude toolset allows you to create any type of amplitude that is supported by ABAQUS/Standard or ABAQUS/Explicit. Amplitudes created in the Amplitude toolset always involve relative data, while amplitudes defined directly in the input file can involve either relative or absolute data. (For more information, see “Specifying relative or absolute data” in “Amplitude curves,” Section 27.1.2 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual.)

Select ToolsAmplitudeCreate from the main menu to create a new amplitude definition; select Edit from the same menu to make changes to an existing definition. Either command opens the amplitude editor, which allows you to select the options and provide the data needed to define your amplitude.