How to open abaqus contact manager?

Vigneshwaran M

https://2021.help.altair.com/2021/hwdesktop/hm/topics/user_interface/utility_menu_abaqus_contact_manager_start_t.htm

This is the documentation on how to open the abaqus contact manager. But I cannot find the 'contact manager' in the utility manager. There is no such button in there. I can open the contact browser from the tools menus. And I have made sure that Im using abaqus user profile. Why is there such a inconsistency between the software and the documentation. someone please help. Am i missing something ?

Jason_Craanen

Hello,

Contact Manager is no longer available. Please use the Contact Browser.

You can refer to the article below for more information

https://community.altair.com/community?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0122279

thanks

jason

Vigneshwaran M

Jason Craanen_20442 said:

Hello,

Contact Manager is no longer available. Please use the Contact Browser.

You can refer to the article below for more information

https://community.altair.com/community?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0122279

thanks

jason

Thank you for your reply. I guess the documentation/tutorial is rendered completely useless then. It really makes it difficult for beginner learners in such a situation. 

Vigneshwaran M

Jason Craanen_20442 said:

Hello,

Contact Manager is no longer available. Please use the Contact Browser.

You can refer to the article below for more information

https://community.altair.com/community?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0122279

thanks

jason

Im still suspecting im missing something. This article talks about 2022 version of hyperworks. Im using 2021.1 hypermesh. Anyways thank you for your help.

Jason_Craanen

Vigneshwaran M said:

Im still suspecting im missing something. This article talks about 2022 version of hyperworks. Im using 2021.1 hypermesh. Anyways thank you for your help.

The documentation has been correctly updated in the later versions.

The contact browser information will be relevant for any version after 2020.

Vigneshwaran M

Jason Craanen_20442 said:

The documentation has been correctly updated in the later versions.

The contact browser information will be relevant for any version after 2020.

https://2021.help.altair.com/2021.1/hwdesktop/hm/topics/tutorials/hm/hm_4310_defining_abaqus_contacts_for_2d_models_c.htm#hm_4310_defining_abaqus_contacts_for_2d_models_c


This tutorial still asks me to open the contact manager. Nowhere does it mention that it has been removed. Thanks.

Jason_Craanen

Vigneshwaran M said:

https://2021.help.altair.com/2021.1/hwdesktop/hm/topics/tutorials/hm/hm_4310_defining_abaqus_contacts_for_2d_models_c.htm#hm_4310_defining_abaqus_contacts_for_2d_models_c


This tutorial still asks me to open the contact manager. Nowhere does it mention that it has been removed. Thanks.

I would recommend looking at the Youtube channel as these tutorials point to the Legacy Interface anyways

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

 

 

 

Vigneshwaran M

Jason Craanen_20442 said:

I would recommend looking at the Youtube channel as these tutorials point to the Legacy Interface anyways

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

 

 

 

Ok, I will look into this. Thank you.