Object names in Abaqus for CATIA V5 must adhere to the following rules:

• The name can have up to 50 characters.

• The name can include spaces and most punctuation marks and special characters.

• The name must not begin with a number.

• The name must not begin or end with an underscore or a space.

• The name must not contain a period or double quotes.

• The name must not contain a backslash.

• The name must be unique within the defined scope.

  • Loads, boundary conditions, fields (all propagating objects), constraints, and connection properties

  • Steps

  • Amplitudes, model properties, and connection behaviors

Additional restrictions apply to analysis case names because they are used as file names.

• When you name an analysis case, you cannot use the following characters:

  <space>$&*~!()[]{}|:;'`”,.?/\>< 

In general, when you are specifying a name that will be used external to Abaqus for CATIA V5, such as a file name, you should avoid any character that may have a reserved meaning on your platform.

Abaqus for CATIA V5 retains the case of any text you enter. For example, if you name a load PRESSURE in the Pressure dialog box, the load will appear as PRESSURE in the specification tree. However, within Abaqus for CATIA V5 (and all Abaqus products) all text is case insensitive; you cannot use case to distinguish between objects such as loads and boundary conditions. If you create a load called PRESSURE, you cannot create a second load called Pressure.