Changing default element type in Abaqus

Hi there,

 

The default element chosen by Abaqus is C3D8R and I would like to change that to C3D8I. I know how to change the element type in CAE or even recursively using Python, but not the default value.

The issue is that when I partition and re-mesh, my previous selection gets overwritten and the default C3D8R are generated.

 

Thanks,

R.