Abaqus Utility Menu

Macros are included on the Abaqus page of the Utility menu when you load the Abaqus user profile.

Table 1.
Utility	Description
Solid Face Alignment	3 Standard3D, Explicit
Align Faces	Determines the default stack or thickness direction for Abaqus composite solid, gasket and continuum shell elements.
Review	Opens the Element Selector panel, from which you to select solid elements. Selected elements are highlighted. When you click proceed, it highlights the face1 of selected solids and draws an arrow along the default stack (or thickness) direction of selected solids.
Reset	Deletes the stack (or thickness) direction arrows.
Dummy	Applies to templates: Explicit
Positioning Process Manager	Tool that guides you through a workflow of positioning a dummy in a seat.
Tools	Applies to templates: Standard2D, Standard3D, Explicit
Contact Comparison	Activates the Tie-Comparison tool, from which you can compare the Tie-Contact elements created in Engineering Solutions to the Tie-Contact elements created by the Abaqus Solver.
Step Manager	Activates the Abaqus Step Manager, from which you can define Abaqus history (*STEP) information in Engineering Solutions.
Contact Manager	Activates the Abaqus Contact Manager, from which you can create, edit and review the following cards in Engineering Solutions: CONTACT CONTACT DAMPING CONTACT PAIR FRICTION PRE-TENSION SECTION SHELL TO SOLID COUPLING SURFACE, TYPE = ELEMENT SURFACE, TYPE = NODE SURFACE, COMBINE SURFACE, CROP SURFACE, TYPE = CUTTING SURFACE SURFACE, TYPE = CYLINDER, REVOLUTION or SEGMENTS SURFACE INTERACTION SURFACE BEHAVIOR *TIE
Find and Replace	Searches the entity names in your model for every occurrence of a specific character, and automatically replaces the character with a new one that you specify.
SPH Mesh	Generates SPH elements for selected components in your model. (Explicit only)