You can repair selected small edges from a part. ABAQUS/CAE removes the small edges and repairs the adjoining edges and faces to create a closed geometry. The operation to repair small edges is stored as a feature of the part; as a result, you can use the Model Tree to delete or suppress the operation.
To repair small edges:
From the main menu bar, select Tools
Repair.
ABAQUS/CAE displays the Geometry Repair Tools dialog box.
Tip:
You can also repair small faces using the 
tool, located with the repair tools in the Part module toolbox. For a diagram of the repair tools in the toolbox, see “An overview of repair techniques,” Section 47.2.
From the dialog box, select Repair small edges and click OK.
Select the edges that you want to repair. You can select the edges from the viewport or select an existing set containing the edges.
Note: The default selection method is based on the selection method you most recently employed. To revert to the other method, click Select in Viewport or Sets on the right side of the prompt area.
You can use a combination of drag select, [Shift]+Click, [Ctrl]+Click, and the angle method to select more than one small edge to repair. For more information, see “Selecting objects within the current viewport,” Section 6.2.
Tip:
If you are unable to select the desired edges, you can change the selection behavior by clicking the selection options tool 
in the prompt area. For more information, see “Using the selection options,” Section 6.3.
Click mouse button 2 to indicate that you have finished selecting small edges.
ABAQUS/CAE removes the small edges.
If you have finished repairing the part, you should check its validity by clicking mouse button 3 on the part in the Model Tree and selecting Update validity from the menu that appears.
