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Writing a script to select a part edge - should be simple.

Writing a script to select a part edge - should be simple.

Writing a script to select a part edge - should be simple.

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Hi all -

I'm still fairly new at ABAQUS and scripting in it. I've recorded a macro to create a 3-d part as an extrude from a 2-d sketch, and to create a mesh from. It also creates sets that include nodes on the ends of the part, but when I parameterize my script, I can't figure out how to have ABAQUS select the right nodes for my sets.

My problem is similar to what's here: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=195781#... and so I'm basically following what they recommended. I added the command session.journalOptions.setValues(replayGeometry=COORDINATE,
recoverGeometry=COORDINATE) to my script and that part of the script seems to be working fine. However, I'm still stuck on how to "calculate a center point for each edge, and then tell ABAQUS to select the nearest edge to that point." Any ideas?

Thanks!

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