ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 497)

*SUBSTRUCTURE PROPERTY
18.45 *SUBSTRUCTURE PROPERTY: Translate, rotate, and/or reflect substructures.
This option is used to define properties for a substructure. It is required for all substructures in a model.
Product: ABAQUS/Standard
Type: Model data
Level: This option is not supported in a model defined in terms of an assembly of part instances.
Reference:
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“Using substructures,” Section 10.1.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
Required parameter:
ELSET
Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the substructures for which
properties are being defined.
Optional parameter:
POSITION TOL
Set this parameter equal to the tolerance on the distance between usage level nodes and the
corresponding substructure nodes. If this parameter is omitted, the default is a tolerance of 10
−4
times the largest overall dimension within the substructure. If the parameter is given with a value
of 0.0, the position of the retained nodes is not checked.
Data lines to translate a substructure:
First (and only) line:
1. Value of the translation to be applied in the global X-direction.
2. Value of the translation to be applied in the global Y-direction.
3. Value of the translation to be applied in the global Z-direction.
Data lines to translate and/or rotate a substructure:
First line:
1. Value of the translation to be applied in the global X-direction.
2. Value of the translation to be applied in the global Y-direction.
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