When two faces come into contact, balanced internal forces develop at contact areas. You can list the internal forces that develop due to contact. Normal and friction forces develop on faces of components with No Penetration, Shrink Fit and Virtual Wall contact types. The software lists the X-, Y-, and Z-components of the specified force on the selected entities and on the entire model as well.
To list contact or friction forces, right-click Results 
and select List Result Force. Under Options, select Contact/Friction force.
You can also click (Simulation CommandManager).
Selection
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Plane, Axis or Coordinate System |
Lists the results relative to the selected entity.
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Units |
Sets the output units. |
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Faces, Edges, or Vertices |
Lists the selected entities. |
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Components |
Lists the selected components.
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Time Step |
Available only with nonlinear and drop test. Sets the time step number at which you want to list the reaction force.
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Available for nonlinear, drop test. Displays the time corresponding to the selected plot step. |
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Update |
Updates the results based on the current selected entities. |
Contact/Friction Force
Lists the X-, Y-, and Z-components of contact (normal) and friction forces and the resultant contact or friction forces on the selected entities and the entire model.
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Select one of the following:
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Normal
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Lists the normal force due to contact.
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Friction
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Lists the friction force due to contact.
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Total
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This total force is the resultant of the Normal and Friction forces calculated at each node of the selected entities.
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| Response Graph |
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Available only with nonlinear and drop test studies. Creates 2D time history plots for the X-, Y-, Z- components of the contact and friction forces and the resultant contact force on the selected entities and on the entire model. |
Display Options
| Display resultant forces |
Select to convert the three force vectors (X-, Y- and Z- components) to a resultant force vector. Only the resultant force vector is displayed. |
Example of Contact-Friction Force
