ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 86)

*INTEGRATED OUTPUT SECTION
Set POSITION=CENTER if the reference node is to be relocated from the user-defined location
to the center of the surface in the initial configuration.
PROJECT ORIENTATION
Set PROJECT ORIENTATION=NO (default) if the initial coordinate system of the section should
not be projected onto the section surface. If the ORIENTATION parameter is included, this choice
results in an initial coordinate system that matches the defined orientation. If an orientation is not
specified, the initial coordinate system matches the global coordinate system.
Set PROJECT ORIENTATION=YES if the initial coordinate system of the section should
be modified by projecting onto the section surface using the average normal to the surface. If an
orientation is not specified, the global coordinate system is projected onto the section surface.
REF NODE
Set this parameter equal to either the node number of the integrated output section reference node
or to the name of a node set containing the reference node. If the name of a node set is chosen, the
node set must contain exactly one node.
REF NODE MOTION
This parameter is relevant only if the REF NODE parameter is included.
Set REF NODE MOTION=INDEPENDENT (default) if the motion of the reference node is
not based on the average motion of the surface.
Set REF NODE MOTION=AVERAGE TRANSLATION if the reference node must translate
with the average translation of the surface. This choice is relevant only if the reference node is not
connected to the rest of the model.
Set REF NODE MOTION=AVERAGE if the reference node must both translate and rotate
with the average motion of the surface. This choice is relevant only if the reference node is not
connected to the rest of the model.
There are no data lines associated with this option.
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