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How to define contact surface using selecting the elements ?

Altair Forum User

How to create any contact surface from the given menu (image) attached below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2rIYPnVjYNESUFvQXVGaVZsX0U/view?usp=sharing

Here is the problem i want to get resolved

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2rIYPnVjYNEdkVKNmxyWHN1WWc/view?usp=sharing

Note: I use abaqus for solving

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Altair Forum User

Hi,

Please refer to the tutorial HM-4320: Defining Abaqus Contacts for 3-D Models in HyperMesh

Altair Forum User

Thanks. It was helpful.

Altair Forum User

Hi Ahilan,

When you define faces of the solid elements (which are used to define the sruface nodes), be sure to use a temporary collector for the elements. If you use face elements provided by hypermesh, at the time you create the surface the face elements will be deleted by hypermesh.

I usually create the face elements, then move the elements to a temporary collector so hypermesh cant delete them. Then you can select the nodes using the new face elements in the temporary collector.