Surface-to-Surface Contact dialog box (Abaqus Explicit Dynamic)

Define a contact between a single surface and itself, called a self contact, by specifying the same surface twice.

Type
Type	Specifies the face pair creation method.Automatic PairingSelect to create face pairs automatically using the Create Automatic Face Pairs dialog box. See Automatic face pairing and Create Automatic Face Pairs dialog box for more information.ManualSelect to create face pairs manually by selecting regions that define the contacting and contacted surfaces.
Destination Folder
Simulation Object Container	Specifies the folder in the Simulation Navigator in which to store the boundary condition. 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 listing of existing folders. To create a new folder, right-click any level of the hierarchy and choose New Folder.
Automatic Face Pair Creation
Face Pairs	Appears when Type is set to Automatic Pairing.Opens the Create Automatic Face Pairs dialog box, which enables you to specify face pair generation properties, preview face pairs, and generate face pairs automatically.Note: The order of the surfaces is only significant when you specify a weighting factor using the Contact Property modeling object because it specifies the master and slave surfaces. For more information, see Contact Property dialog box (Abaqus).
Surface Pair
First Surface/Second Surface	Appears when Type is set to Manual.Lets you select the region that defines the contacting surface in the surface pair. Select an existing region or click New Region to create a new region. For more information, see Working with reusable regions.Note: The surfaces must contain the same type of entity (that is, faces, element faces, and so on).The order of the surfaces is only significant if you specify a non-default weighting factor using the Contact Property modeling object.
Swap Regions
Swap Regions	Reverses the first and second surfaces.
Contact Pair
Contact Property	Specifies a contact property modeling object.Select a modeling object from the list or click Create Modeling Object to create one. The Contact Property modeling object defines contact properties for the pairs of surfaces that may contact or interact during the analysis. If you do not specify a Contact Property modeling object, the software assumes a hard contact with no friction. For more information, see:Defining contact properties (Abaqus Dynamic Explicit analyses)Defining contact pairs (Abaqus Structural and Thermal analyses)Mechanical contact properties in the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide **SURFACE, *CONTACT PAIR, *SURFACE INTERACTION, *SURFACE BEHAVIOR, and FRICTION in the Abaqus Keywords Reference Guide

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, type ABC_group into the search box.After typing the name, press Enter or click Find . If the object is found, it is 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.

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