ADAPTLNCONTACT

Description Type Default

Linear contact adaptive stiffness update method. When set to ON, each contact segment will adjust stiffness on each iteration to maintain a fixed penetration of 1 percent of the contact segment reference length dimension. When set to OFF, stiffness is not adjusted individually. The AUTO setting will use ON for contact segments with initial gap openings that are 10 percent of the contact segment reference length dimension.

ON/OFF

AUTO

AUTO