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Contact Property Assignment dialog box (Abaqus)

Modeling Object
Name Defines the name of the modeling object.
Label Sets a unique integer for the modeling object.This label also appears in the Modeling Objects Manager dialog box, and you can filter the objects listed in that dialog box by their label.
Contact Property Assignment
First Surface Lets you select the region that defines the first surface in the contact pair to be assigned the contact properties. Select an existing region or click New Region to create a new region. See Working with reusable regions.
Second Surface Lets you select the region that defines the second surface Select an existing region or click New Region to create a new region. See Working with reusable regions.
Surface Interaction Property Specifies a surface interaction property modeling object. Select a modeling object from the list or click Create Modeling Object to create one. A Surface Interaction modeling object governs contact interactions. For more information, see Surface Interaction dialog box (Abaqus) and *SURFACE INTERACTION in the Abaqus Keywords Reference Guide.
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Contact Property Assignment dialog box (Abaqus), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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