Related to mesh connectivity

TEJAS C C

I was doing 3d meshing of bolted joint. So  does contact creation guarantee mesh connectivity?

Jason_Craanen

I wouldn't really say it creates mesh connectivity.

Based on the method you choose, it transfers displacement across the node and element pairs.

And you need to define the surfaces and tolerance to make sure those surfaces are linked

https://help.altair.com/hwsolvers/os/topics/solvers/os/contact_os_c.htm?zoom_highlight=contact

https://www.youtube.com/@AltairHowTo/search?query=contact

I would spend some time in our trainings for some of these questions

https://learn.altair.com/