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Thank you for the detailed explanations. I am now thinking of running step i without said contacts and then in i+1, importing the model into another run, and declaring the contacts with the imported sets. I think this should work.

Hello, Is there a way to activate / de-activate general contact in Abaqus/Standard? With model change I get an error when attempting.

We use a Greek software ANSA which I consider way better than HyperMesh. It allows (like HM) to work with several solvers. I only used the following preprocessors so far: ANSA, HyperMesh and ANSYS Classic. What I can tell you is that HM will open just about any geometry, but ANSA can delivery...

Unfortunately, I am not familiar enough with the Digitized Shape Editor workbench to be able to help you. Maybe the other members can give more information...

Hello AFROUZ3, This is what I have found in the CATIA Online Documentation: More about this can be found here. Hope this helps, Best of luck! CATIA v5 — user & trainer ANSYS — user (beginner)

Hi Maddy02, I am not sure I understood your question... Would you care to elaborate? CATIA v5 — user & trainer ANSYS — user (beginner)

Since you have a STEP file you can skip the first two steps...

Hello randomdrafter, Follow these steps: [ol 1] First you have to create a single part from your assembly. When you are in Assembly Design workbench go to Tools -> Generate CATPart from Product... (more about this can be found here_1). If everything went well, you should have a CATPart with...

Hello holyghost, One of many search results returned by Google is this. Hope this helps, Best of luck! CATIA v5 — user & trainer ANSYS — user (beginner)

Hello AFROUZ3, It is not very simple to explain... but you can find the methodology for Multi-sections Surfaces here. Also, these YouTube videos might be of help: [youtube jIWRPcZWQuY][tab][youtube C_iDtSJhVLw] Hope this helps, Best of luck! CATIA v5 — user & trainer ANSYS — user (beginner)

It would help (a lot) if you could explain which are the starting elements and what is that you wish to accomplish... Just like in geometry, CATIA has many options to create a line.

Hello asaese, Are you referring to a line normal (perpendicular) to a surface through a point? My other question is whether you ask for the mathematics behind the generation of the line normal to a surface, or the methodology in CATIA to achieve that? CATIA v5 — user & trainer ANSYS — user...

Hello holyghost, You can zoom just like in any other window with the following mouse clicks: [ol 1] position the cursor anywhere on the options tree; press and hold mouse button 2 (MB2) – the scroll wheel; press and release MB1 while keeping MB2 pressed; move the mouse up to zoom in; move the...

I would like to correct the previous link: this is the one. [bigcheeks] CATIA V5R19 – user & trainer ANSYS – beginner

Hello addenroy, When I have to remove radii, I use the Remove Face feature. More about this can be found here. Hope this helps, Best of luck! CATIA V5R19 – user & trainer ANSYS – beginner