ABAQUS Workshop: Linear- April 2012 Faculty of Civil Engineering - UTM
The components are:
Title bar
The title bar indicates the release of Abaqus/CAE you are running and the name of the
current model database.
Menu bar
The menu bar contains all the available menus; the menus give access to all the
functionality in the product. Different menus appear in the menu bar depending on which
module you selected from the context bar. For more information, see “Components of the
main menu bar,” Section 2.2.2.
Toolbars
The toolbars provide quick access to items that are also available in the menus. For more
information, see “Components of the toolbars,” Section 2.2.3.
Context bar
Abaqus/CAE is divided into a set of modules, where each module allows you to work on
one aspect of your model; the Module list in the context bar allows you to move between
these modules. Other items in the context bar are a function of the module you are
working in. For example, the context bar allows you to retrieve an existing part while
creating the geometry of the model or to change the output database associated with the
current viewport. Similarly, in the Mesh module you can choose whether to display the
assembly or a particular part. For more information, see “The context bar,” Section 2.2.4.
Model Tree
The Model Tree provides you with a graphical overview of your model and the objects
that it contains, such as parts, materials, steps, loads, and output requests. In addition, the
Model Tree provides a convenient, centralized tool for moving between modules and for
managing objects. If your model database contains more than one model, you can use the
Model Tree to move between models. When you become familiar with the Model Tree,
you will find that you can quickly perform most of the actions that are found in the main
menu bar, the module toolboxes, and the various managers. For more information,
see “An overview of the Model Tree,” Section 3.5.1.
Results Tree
The Results Tree provides you with a graphical overview of your output databases and
other session-specific data such as X–Y plots. If you have more than one output database
open in your session, you can use the Results Tree to move between output databases.
