Submitted by priyadd84 on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 16:56 education what is the Difference b/w ref pt and datum pt in ABACUS?? Martin J. Gross Difference b/w ref pt and datum pt in ABAQUS Hello Mike, a datum point is for construction purpose only. you can e.g define a ref pt for an discrete rigid body and apply the b.c . onto this ref pt you can use the datum point in order to define a ref pt Regards Martin J. Gross Log in or register to post comments Mon, 06/02/2008 - 15:19 Permalink Log in or register to post comments4607 views
Martin J. Gross Difference b/w ref pt and datum pt in ABAQUS Hello Mike, a datum point is for construction purpose only. you can e.g define a ref pt for an discrete rigid body and apply the b.c . onto this ref pt you can use the datum point in order to define a ref pt Regards Martin J. Gross Log in or register to post comments Mon, 06/02/2008 - 15:19 Permalink
Difference b/w ref pt and datum pt in ABAQUS
Hello Mike,
a datum point is for construction purpose only.
you can e.g define a ref pt for an discrete rigid body and apply the b.c . onto this ref pt
you can use the datum point in order to define a ref pt
Regards
Martin J. Gross