Symbols used to represent special engineering features

Special graphical symbols are used by Abaqus/CAE to represent special engineering features.

Table 1. Engineering feature symbol types and color.
Engineering feature Type Symbol Color
Crack Crack front Cross Green
Fastener Assembled (attachment points only) Square Light green
Point based (positioning point only) Square Green
Discrete Circle Green
Lines
Inertia Point mass/inertia Filled square Green
Heat capacitance Filled square Green
Nonstructural mass Filled square Green
Springs/Dashpots Connect two points Spheres with connecting line Magenta
Label (K, C, or K+C)
Orientation triad, if not the global coordinate system
Connect points to ground Sphere Magenta
Label (K, C, or K+C)
Orientation triad, if not the global coordinate system
Topology and shape optimization Design area Diamond Green
Geometric restriction Circle Magenta
Stop condition Square Yellow