Beam to Beam Contact (Simcenter Samcef)

To define a contact between two regions made of beams, use the Beam to Beam Contact simulation object.

The Beam to Beam Contact dialog box defines a Samcef .MCT LINE 1 command.

Select the Show Ancillary Display check box to display the ancillary view of the contact constraint in the graphics window. The software launches the Samcef contact conditions quick solver to compute this view.

Supported analysis solutions

The Beam to Beam Contact simulation object is only available for the nonlinear static and modal structural Simcenter Samcef solutions.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	A Simulation file as the work part and the displayed partSimcenter Samcef as the specified solverStructural as the analysis type
Command Finder	Beam to Beam Contact
Simulation Navigator	Right-click Simulation Objects→New Simulation Object→Beam to Beam Contact

How do I

Define a surface for the Rigid-Flexible Simcenter Samcef contact

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