Abaqus/CAE User's Guide

12. The Property module

You can use the Property module to perform the following tasks:

Define materials.

Define beam section profiles.

Define sections.

Assign sections, orientations, normals, and tangents to parts.

Define composite layups.

Define a skin reinforcement.

Define inertia (point mass, rotary inertia, and heat capacitance) on a part.

Define springs and dashpots between two points or between a point and ground.

Define material calibrations.

This chapter covers the following topics:

�Entering and exiting the Property module,� Section 12.1

�Understanding properties,� Section 12.2

�Which properties can I assign to a part?,� Section 12.3

�Understanding the Property module editors,� Section 12.4

�Using material libraries,� Section 12.5

�Using the Property module toolbox,� Section 12.6

�Creating and editing materials,� Section 12.7

�Defining general material data,� Section 12.8

�Defining mechanical material models,� Section 12.9

�Defining thermal material models,� Section 12.10

�Defining electrical and magnetic material models,� Section 12.11

�Defining other types of material models,� Section 12.12

�Creating and editing sections,� Section 12.13

�Creating and editing composite layups,� Section 12.14

�Assigning sections, orientations, normals, and tangents to a part,� Section 12.15

�Using discrete orientations for material orientations and composite layup

orientations,� Section 12.16

�Creating material calibrations,� Section 12.17

�Using the Special menu in the Property module,� Section 12.18

�Using the Query toolset to obtain assignment information,� Section 12.19

For information on defining inertia, see Chapter 33, �Inertia.� For information on
defining skin reinforcements, see Chapter 36, �Skin and stringer reinforcements.�
For information on defining springs and dashpots, see Chapter 37, �Springs and
dashpots.�