Interaction conditions control how components interact with each other
during
simulations.
For example, in an assembly
document,
certain components can be bonded to each
other and other
components might come into contact under loading.
Interaction definitions are available for assembly and
multibody
part documents. You can apply interactions to these simulation studies:
- Static
- Frequency
- Buckling
- Thermal
- Nonlinear
- Dynamic
- Drop test
The interaction conditions
that
you apply in a study must simulate the actual behavior of
the
components for a successful simulation.
You specify the type of interactions between components at three levels:
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Global Interaction
|
Defines the conditions that apply to all components in the
active document. Specify the default global interaction conditions in the
dialog box.
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Component Interaction
|
Defines the conditions that apply to selected components in
the Component Interaction
PropertyManager.
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Local Interaction
|
Defines the conditions that apply to selected sets of
geometric entities in the Local
Interactions PropertyManager.
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In a Simulation study tree, the
Connections folder
lists all interaction definitions under the
Contact Sets and
Component
Contacts folders.
- Local interactions settings override component-level
interactions, while component-level interactions override global-level
interactions.
- The default global-level conditions apply to components
without any defined local or component-level interactions.
- Any change in interaction conditions requires remeshing of
the model.