contact formulation

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Does Optistruct follow in default the 'Penalty method' for contact formulation?

And is it possible to change it to 'Augmented Lagrange' or 'Pure Lagrange'?

Answers

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited February 2018

    Hi Oli,

     

    By default Penalty method is used and Lagrange multipliers are used for tie contacts only.