Defining Contact Between the Top Plate and the Groove

  1. In the Simulation study tree, right-click the Connections icon and select Local Interaction.
  2. In the PropertyManager:
    1. For Type, select Contact.
    2. Under Type, click in the Faces, Edges, Vertices for Set 1 box and select the two faces of the Groove highlighted in blue in the figure below.
    3. Under Type, click in the Faces for Set 2 box and select the lower face of the Top_Plate highlighted in pink.
      The solver internally identifies the best candidates for source and target, regardless of the order you select the faces for the two sets.
  3. Under Advanced, select Surface to surface.
  4. Click .