Fields
Predefined fields are time-dependent, non-solution-dependent fields that exist over the spatial domain of the model. Abaqus for CATIA V5 supports the definition of the following fields for structural analysis:
Creating Initial Temperatures: Applies an initial temperature to a geometry selection.
Creating Temperature Histories: Applies a temperature history to a geometry selection.
Creating Initial Velocities: Applies an initial velocity to a geometry selection in an Explicit Dynamics case.
Creating Mass Scaling: Artificially increases the mass of a body in an Explicit Dynamics case to improve the analysis speed.
You apply environmental actions, such as fields, to supports (geometrical features) on your model: points/vertices, curves/edges, surfaces/faces, or volumes/parts. You can either select the support and then set the field specifications or set the field specifications and then select the support. Table 9–3 summarizes the supports to which each type of field can be applied.
