Controlling curve refinement

Abaqus/CAE uses a faceted representation of a curved face or a curved edge when displaying a part or part instance. When you are working in the Part module, you can use the Curve refinement option from the Part Display Options dialog box to specify the degree of this faceting applied to the current part. You can select one of five faceting levels between extra coarse and extra fine. Set the refinement to Extra Coarse to speed up display of a large model. Set the refinement to Extra Fine if you want to create a very accurate display for printing. Abaqus/CAE applies the curve refinement setting only to the part in the current viewport.

Related Topics
Customizing geometry and mesh display

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In addition, Abaqus/CAE uses the faceted representation of a part instance in the Assembly module when determining contact between part instances and when determining the position of attachment lines. You use the Curve refinement option to control the accuracy of the contact detection tool and to help display the part geometry more accurately.

  1. Locate the Curve refinement options.

    From the main menu bar, select ViewPart Display Options. In the dialog box that appears, click the General tab.

  2. Select the desired curve refinement setting.

  3. Click OK to implement your changes and to close the dialog box.

    Abaqus/CAE applies the curve refinement setting only to the part in the current viewport.