Creating the first hinge piece

To start the tutorial, you create the first part—half of the hinge. Abaqus/CAE models are composed of features; you create a part by combining features. This portion of the hinge is composed of the following features:

  • A cube—the base feature, since it is the first feature of the part.

  • A flange that extends from the cube. The flange also includes a large-diameter hole through which the pin is inserted.

  • A small lubrication hole in one corner of the flange.


In this section:

Creating the cube
Adding the flange to the base feature
Modifying a feature
Creating the sketch plane
Sketching the lubrication hole