Defining Contact Between Model Faces

You define two contact sets for component faces that may contact each other during the simulation.

1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click the Connections icon and select Local Interaction.
2. In the PropertyManager, do the following:
   1. For Type, select Contact.
   2. Click in the Faces, Edges, Vertices for Set 1 box and do the following:
      • Right-click the face of the O-ring that is tangent to the lower face of the Top_plate and choose Select Tangency.

        The faces highlighted in the figure are selected.

        

      • Rotate the model and select the side face that is not selected by Select Tangency. A total of seven O-ring faces are selected.

        

   3. Under Type, click in the Faces for Set 2 box and do the following:
      • Select the lower face of the Top_Plate.
      • Right-click any of the Groove faces highlighted in the figure below and choose Select Tangency.
      • Press Ctrl and remove the two horizontal faces of the Groove.
      • Make sure that the eight faces highlighted in pink are selected.

        

   4. Under Advanced, select Node to surface.
   5. Click .