Generate global contacts

In an Event Simulation study, contact pairs are generated automatically for every body.

To generate and adjust the contact pair settings:

  1. Select Contact > Global Contacts global contacts icon.
  2. Optionally, adjust the Default Friction Coefficient to control how bodies slide across or separate from one another.
  3. Optionally, activate Proximity Bonded Contact, to fully bond any bodies within the specified Proximity Distance of one another. In this case, Primary Bonded Contact overrides the Global Separation Contact settings.
  4. Optionally, deactivate the Allow Self Contact setting, to prevent a contact pair from being generated if a body comes into contact with itself.
  5. Click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog.