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Contact

Improvements in contact definitions include the removal of the limit on the number of contact sets in static, nonlinear, and drop test studies, improved detection of contact pairs between surface splines and touching faces, detection of interfering faces, and the bonding of shell edges to beams.

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  • Automatic Contact Set Detection

    The automatic detection tool for contact sets is improved to detect surface splines touching planar or cylindrical faces.

  • Detecting Interfering Faces

    The Find Contact Sets dialog box lists the interfering pairs of shell and solid faces making it easier to detect them.

  • Shell Edges to Beam Bonding

    The bonding of shell edges that belong to surface or sheet metal bodies to beams, commonly used to simulate gusset plates connecting beams, is supported through manual contact set definitions.



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