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General Contact/Glue dialog box (MSC Nastran)

Destination Folder
Simulation Object Container	Specifies the folder in the Simulation Navigator in which the boundary condition will be stored. The list includes the root container and existing folders that you created using the New Folder command. Examples of a root container include Load Container, Constraint Container, and Simulation Object Container.
Folder Manager	Displays a hierarchical list of existing folders.To create a new folder, right-click any level of the hierarchy and choose New Folder.
Touching Region
Touching Region	Lets you select the Region that defines the touching (contacting) surface in the contact pair. This source face defines the direction for the contact. Select an existing region or click New Region to create a new region. See Working with reusable regions.
Touched Region
Touched Region	Lets you select the Region that defines the touched (contacted) surface in the contact pair. Select an existing region or click New Region to create a new region. See Working with reusable regions.
Swap Regions
Swap Regions	Reverses the touched and touching regions
Parameters
Geometric Contact Parameters (BCONPRG)	Lets you assign a Local Geometric Contact Parameters modeling object to the contact definition.
Physical Contact Parameters (BCONPRP)	Lets you assign a Physical Contact Parameters modeling object to the contact definition.

These options are available when you click More Options .
Find	Lets you search for an object by entering the full name of the object. For example, to find a group named ABC_group, you must type ABC_group into the search box.After typing the name, press Enter or click Find . If the object is found, it will be selected automatically.
Filter by Name	Lets you filter the list by the names of the objects. This filter supports wildcards. The default wildcard of * displays all entries in the list. For example, to filter the list to display every object with a name starting with the letter "a," enter a* as the filter string.
Find	Starts the find or filter operation.

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General Contact/Glue dialog box (MSC Nastran), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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