To Insert 2D Contact Joints

These joints apply a nonpermanent contact constraint.

1. Open an assembly.

   Tips included in Prepare assemblies for dynamic simulation tell how you can model an assembly for easy dynamic simulation.

2. On the ribbon, click Environments tab Begin panel Dynamic Simulation .

3. On the ribbon, click Dynamic Simulation tab Joint panel Insert Joint .

4. On the Insert Joint dialog box, either click the down arrow in the joint type box or click the Display joints table icon to select the joint type.

5. On either the joint type menu or the joints table, select 2D Contact.

6. In the graphics window, select the curve face, an edge, or a closed loop on a sketch of the first component.

   Tip: If you have trouble picking a geometric entity, click and then select the component in the graphics window. This function makes it easier to select an entity in the component.

   The software expresses the results in the joint coordinate system of loop 1.

7. Select the curve face, an edge, or a closed loop on a sketch of the second component.

   Note: For 2D Contact joints, Part 2 can only have planar motion degrees of freedom with respect to Part 1.

8. Click OK.

   Note: 2D Contact joints can be multi-point contacts. For each point a folder containing output values. Folder content is indexed for easier reading.