Geometry connection issue

Several possibilites:

• Make 'union' boolean operation for two solids and then split it to get two shared solids => Mesh will be matched automatically
• Mesh the 1st solid. Make 'emboss' to 2nd solid to get same mesh on contact surface => Mesh 2nd => equivalent nodes
• Use solver technique to glue  2nd to 1st.

Thanks for the reply. The contact is between a plate and solid. The top part is a plate so union did not work.

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You make solid mesh with only one element over thickness?

I was still creating the mesh when I took the screenshot.

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I am trying to connect the solid and shell elements

Hi josh,

Before you mesh you need to connect the two surfaces. Try extend surface option. If that doesn't help, please share your model, will take a look at it.

Please use below FT link.

https://ftin.india.altair.com:8443/filedrop/~osKE8Q

Thank you