The propagation and activation statuses of an object appear in the dialog box used to create or edit the object; click More to access this information.
Propagation Status
You cannot change the propagation status of an object. Abaqus for CATIA V5 uses the following terms to describe the propagation status of objects in particular steps:
Created
The object was created and becomes active in this step. The introduction of a prescribed condition in a step depends on the amplitude variation associated with that step. For more information, see Amplitudes.
Modified
The definition of the object has been modified in this step. The variation of a prescribed condition over the course of the step depends on the amplitude variation associated with that step.
Propagated
The object was created or modified in an earlier step of the analysis and continues to be active in this step.
Built into base state
The object created in a preceding general analysis step is part of the base state and cannot be changed during the linear perturbation step, for example, a load.
Propagated from base state
The object created in a previous general analysis step is part of the base state for this procedure but can be modified by the user, for example, a boundary condition.
An initial temperature field does not propagate.
Activation Status
You can change the activation status of an object by right-clicking on the object in the specification tree and selecting Activate/Deactivate. Abaqus for CATIA V5 uses the following terms to describe the activation status of objects in particular steps:
Active
The object is active in this step (created, modified, or propagated).
Inactive
The object has been deactivated in this step or in a previous step. It will remain deactivated in all subsequent steps until you reactivate it. Deactivating an object in the step in which it was created effectively suppresses the object for the entire analysis, which means it is not written to the input file and is treated as a deleted object. The point in the step at which a prescribed condition becomes inactive depends on the amplitude variation associated with that step. For more information, see Amplitudes.
You cannot deactivate fields; an inactive status for a field means that the field has been reset to the value specified in the initial step. The point in the step at which an object resumes its initial value depends on the amplitude variation associated with that step. For more information, see Amplitudes.