Dear support,

I am working on a process with Abaqus/python able to cut a section on a beam and determine its properties. At this point, I am able to cut the section and create a part from it, this part is not necessarily in the XY plane. I can also mesh it with the WARP2D4 elements. But I have a problem during the generation of my input file if my section's Part is not on the XY plane. Because the case is 2D, only the X and Y coordinates are written in my input file. For example, if I my section is in the YZ plane, I will have an input file (see 'section_YZ.inp.txt') with a constant X coordinate and no information about the Z coordinates. To solve this problem, I would like to rotate my part but it is not possible in Abaqus. I also tried to create my mesh on a rotated assembly but the coordinates given in the input file are the ones of the part. Do you see a solution for my problem ? Is there a way to force Abaqus to write the 3 coordinates of a point, even in a 2D case ?

Thank you,

Antoine Faye