Contact and glue overview (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics)

In the Simcenter Nastran or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment, when you include contact or glue conditions in your solution, you can use several different types of modeling objects to define options to control those conditions.

• Contact Parameters (BCTPARM bulk entry for SOL 101, SOL 103, SOL 111, SOL 112, and SOL 401; BCTPAR2 bulk entry for SOL 402; BCTPARA bulk entry for SOL 601 and SOL 701)

• Glue Parameters (BGPARM bulk entry)

Once you create a modeling object, you can reference that modeling object from any applicable solution.

Where do I find it?

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisite	A Simulation file as the work part and displayed partSimcenter Nastran or Multiphysics as the specified solverSupported solution type
Command Finder	Modeling Objects
Location in dialog box	Type list→appropriate Contact Parameters object or Glue Parameters object

How do I

Define surface-to-surface contact

Define surface-to-surface gluing (Simcenter Nastran)

Define edge-to-surface gluing

Create an axisymmetric nonlinear contact

Learn more

Defining parameters for contact conditions (Simcenter Nastran)

Defining parameters for glue conditions

Previewing contact and glue element locations (Simcenter Nastran)

Surface-to-Surface Contact (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics, Abaqus, ANSYS)

Surface-to-surface gluing (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics)

Edge-to-Edge Contact (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics)

Internal edges for source and target regions

Edge-to-Surface Gluing (Simcenter Nastran)

Controlling the stiffness of edge-to-surface glue (Simcenter Nastran)

Edge-to-Edge Gluing (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics)

Advanced nonlinear contact for axisymmetric elements (Simcenter Nastran)

Automatic face pairing

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Pre/Post video examples

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Contact and glue overview (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D Multiphysics), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

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