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The rebar reference orientations that you assign to a part or region are assigned automatically to all instances of that part in the assembly. You can use the Query toolset to verify that you have assigned the correct rebar reference orientation to a selected region. For more information, see Using the Query toolset to obtain assignment information.
If the part to which you want to assign a rebar reference orientation is not visible in the current viewport, click the name of the desired part in the Part list located in the context bar.
The selected part appears in the current viewport.
From the main menu bar, select .
Select the regions from the viewport, and click mouse button 2 to indicate you have finished selecting. (For more information, see Selecting objects within the viewport.”)
If you would rather select from a list of existing sets, do the following:
- Click Sets on the right side of the prompt area.
Abaqus/CAE displays the Region Selection dialog box containing a list of available sets.
- Select the part set of interest, and click Continue.
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.
Specify a local coordinate system in the selected region using one of the following methods:
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Select a coordinate system in the viewport.
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Select a datum coordinate system by name. Click Datum CSYS List from the prompt area, select a name from the list, and click OK.
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Click Use Default Orientation to use the global coordinate system.
Abaqus/CAE displays the resulting rebar orientation specified for the region, and the Edit Rebar Orientation dialog box appears.
Choose Axis 1, Axis 2, or Axis 3 to specify the coordinate system axis.
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For a shell region, specify the coordinate system axis that approximates the normal to the shell in the Normal Direction portion of the dialog box.
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For a solid region, specify the coordinate system axis about which an optional additional rotation occurs in the Additional Rotation Direction portion of the dialog box.
If desired, you can provide an additional rotation of the rebar reference orientation about the shell normal (for a shell region) or about a local axis of the datum coordinate system (for a solid region). Choose Angle, and enter a value in degrees for the additional rotation.
Abaqus/CAE applies the additional rotation, if any, and displays the resulting rebar reference orientation applied to the region.
Click OK in the dialog box.