Rigid Body dialog box (Abaqus)

Type	Specifies the type of entities on which to define a rigid body:Rigid Body ElementDefines a rigid body on elements.Rigid Body PinDefines a rigid body on nodes whose translational degrees of freedom (DOFs) are associated with the rigid body. Rigid Body TieDefines a rigid body on nodes whose translational and rotational DOFs are associated with the rigid body.A node cannot appear in more than one rigid body definition.
Name
Name	Defines the name of the simulation object.
Description	Enter a brief description or click to open a text editor where you can enter a longer description.
Destination Folder
Simulation Object Container	Specifies the folder in the Simulation Navigator in which the boundary condition will be stored. The list includes the root container and existing folders that you created using the New Folder command. Examples of a root container include Load Container, Constraint Container, and Simulation Object Container.
Folder Manager	Displays a hierarchical listing of existing folders. To create a new folder, right-click any level of the hierarchy and choose New Folder.
Assign Elements to Rigid Body
Appears when Type is set to Rigid Body Element.
Group Reference	Lets you select a group of elements as the rigid body.For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object	Lets you select the elements to be assigned to the rigid body.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Pin Nodes/Tie Nodes
Appears when Type is set to Rigid Body Pin or Rigid Body Tie.
Group Reference	Lets you select a group of pin- or tie-type nodes to be assigned as the rigid body.For more information, see Group Reference options.
Select Object	Lets you select the pin- or tie-type nodes to be assigned as the rigid body.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Rigid Body Reference Node/Reference Node
Select Object	Lets you select the node to be the reference of the rigid body.
Stacked Smart Selector Methods	Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box.
Location of Reference Node
Reposition at Center of Mass	Repositions the reference node at the center of mass. Corresponds to the POSITION=CENTER OF MASS parameter of the *RIGID BODY keyword.
Thermal Interaction
Isothermal Rigid Body	Appears for Coupled Thermal-Structural and Dynamic Coupled Thermal-Structural analyses.Defines the rigid body as an isothermal rigid body for fully coupled thermal-stress analysis. If you do not select the check box, the rigid body is not considered isothermal and all nodes on a rigid body connected to coupled temperature-displacement elements have independent temperature degrees of freedom. Corresponds to the ISOTHERMAL=YES parameter of the *RIGID BODY keyword.

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