Analysis connections are used to specify the associations or interactions between regions of bodies in an assembled product. After you have defined the geometric positioning constraints of the assembly at the Product level in the Assembly Design workbench, you can use analysis connections to specify the physical nature of the connections in the Nonlinear Structural Analysis workbench. The following sections discuss the connection properties available in Abaqus for CATIA V5:

Creating General Analysis Connections: Creates a connection between two parts when a suitable contact or coincidence positioning constraint from the Assembly Design workbench does not already exist. The association can be between two vertices or between one or more edges or faces.

Creating Point Analysis Connections: Creates a connection between two parts and a group of points.

Creating Point Analysis Connections Within One Part: Creates a connection between a part and a group of points.

Creating Line Analysis Connections: Creates a connection between two parts and a line.

Creating Line Analysis Connections Within One Part: Creates a connection between a part and a line.

Creating Surface Analysis Connections: Creates a connection between two parts and a surface.

Creating Surface Analysis Connections Within One Part: Creates a connection between a part and a surface.

Creating Points to Points Analysis Connections: Creates a connection between two vertices or between two groups of points.

Creating Point Analysis Interfaces: Creates a connection between a mesh part and a vertex or a group of points.