Select Tools
Partition from the main menu bar to display the Create Partition dialog box. When you choose Edge from the Create Partition dialog box, the Method list displays the following methods for partitioning edges:
Pick a point anywhere along the edge. For detailed instructions, see “Using the specify parameter by location method to partition edges,” Section 44.5.1.
Enter a parameter in the prompt area, as shown in Figure 44–5. An arrow along the edge indicates the direction of increasing parameter value from the start vertex (corresponding to an edge parameter value of zero) to the end vertex (corresponding to a value of one). For detailed instructions, see “Using the enter parameter method to partition edges,” Section 44.5.2.
Select the midpoint of the edge or a datum point along the edge, as shown in Figure 44–6. For detailed instructions, see “Using the pick midpoint/datum point method to partition an edge,” Section 44.5.3.
Select a datum plane. ABAQUS/CAE creates the partition where the datum plane intersects the edges, as shown in Figure 44–7. Partitioning a group of selected edges with a datum plane is a useful technique for aligning a group of partitions. For detailed instructions, see “Using the datum plane method to partition edges,” Section 44.5.4.
