Automatic Contacts

Access:

Ribbon: Stress Analysis tab Contacts panel Automatic

Alternatively, right-click the Contacts node in the browser and select Automatic Contacts.

The command executes immediately when clicked.

The default contact type, bonded, is specified in the Stress Analysis Settings.

Also, you specify the contact tolerance, the maximum distance within which a contact is deemed inferred and a contact is assigned.

Parent topic: Prepare for Analysis
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