Hi there! I am new to ABAQUS. And I've got a problem. I have to model a simple problem: a beam on elastic foundation (BOEF) model. 

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In practice I have to draw a beam (which represent a rail) and under it springs that connect the beam to the ground (other points).

My problem is that I don't know how to create nodes in ABAQUS. I have to create a connection between the beam (which I modeled as a wire) and the soil every 600 mm. To create nodes in the beam i can use the partition. But I don't know how to create nodes under the beam (300 mm under it) to connect to the beam with springs. I've tried with "Create Datum Point) but then I cannot connect the beam's point with those. How can I do it? How can I create nodes (that do not belong to any parts)? Thank you