Creating instances of your parts

First, you need to create the following instances:

  • An instance of the hinge piece with the lubrication hole—Hinge-hole.

  • An instance of the hinge piece with the lubrication hole removed—Hinge-solid.

  • An instance of the pin—Pin.

  1. In the Model Tree, expand the Assembly container. Then double-click Instances in the list that appears to create a new part instance.

    The Create Instance dialog box appears containing a list of all the parts in the current model—the two hinge pieces and the pin in this example.

  2. In the dialog box, select Hinge-hole.

    Abaqus/CAE displays a temporary image of the selected part.

  3. In the dialog box, click Apply.

    Note:

    What is the difference between the OK and Apply buttons? When you click OK, the Create Instance dialog box closes once the part is instanced. When you click Apply, the Create Instance dialog box remains open while you create the instance and is available for you to create the next instance. Click OK if you want to create only a single part instance; click Apply if you want to create several part instances before moving on to a new procedure.

    Abaqus/CAE creates a dependent instance of the hinge piece and displays a graphic indicating the origin and orientation of the global coordinate system. Abaqus/CAE names the instance Hinge-hole-1 to indicate that it is the first instance of a part called Hinge-hole.

    Note:

    The default position of a part instance is such that the origin and the X- and Y-axes of the sketch of the base feature align with the origin and the X- and Y-axes of the global coordinate system. For example, the base feature of the hinge piece is the original cube you created. Abaqus/CAE positions instances of the hinge piece so that the origin of the cube sketch is located at the origin of the global coordinate system and the X- and Y-axes align.