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Nodes to Edge Contact dialog box (Simcenter Samcef)
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sets the name of the contact that appears in the Simulation Navigator under the Simulation Objects Container node. |
| Description | Sets the description. |
| Destination Folder | |
| Simulation Objects Container | Specifies the folder in the Simulation Navigator in which the contact is stored. The list includes the root container and existing folders that you created using the New Folder command. |
| Source Region (slave) | |
| Source Region | Lets you select the Source Region (nodes) of the contact. For more information on the Samcef Regions, see Region dialog box (Simcenter Samcef). |
| Target Region (master) | |
| Target Region | Lets you select a Target Region (edges) of the contact. For more information on the Samcef Regions, see Region dialog box (Simcenter Samcef). |
| General Parameters | |
| Parameters | Lets you define the contact general parameters.For more information, see Contact Parameters dialog box (Simcenter Samcef) |
| Output Requests | |
| Select Reference Position for the Moment | Lets you define select the reference position to compute the moment in the results. |
| Reference Position for the Moment | Appears when the Select Reference Position for the Moment check box is selected.Defines the reference position for the moment in the model. |
| Contact Results | Lets you define contact specific results.For more information, see the structural MACRO element in the Simcenter Samcef solver documentation. |
| Advanced Parameters | |
| User Defined Parameters | Lets you manually define .MCT parameters.Note: The added text must be compliant with the Samcef Command Language terminology. For more information, see the Samcef documentation.Note: This property may be filled during the import a Samcef bank if some imported parameters are unknown to this simulation object. |
| Ancillary Display | |
| For more information, see Ancillary Display dialog box (Simcenter Samcef) | |
| Card Name | Displays the name of the solver card this object writes to: .MCT. |
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Nodes to Edge Contact dialog box (Simcenter Samcef), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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