Define surface-to-surface gluing (Simcenter Nastran)

You define surface-to-surface gluing regions by creating face pairs. You can define face pairs for surface-to-surface gluing automatically or manually.

Define gluing regions automatically

1. Choose Home tab→Loads and Conditions group→Surface-to-Surface Gluing .

2. In the Surface to Surface Gluing dialog box, select Automatic Pairing from the Type list.

3. In the Automatic Face Pair Creation group, click Create Face Pairs .

4. In the Create Automatic Face Pairs dialog box: (Optional) Specify a Face Pair Search Subset.Select a Grouping Option.Preview the face pairs, and if necessary, modify the distance tolerance to generate more or fewer pairs.For more information, see Create Automatic Face Pairs dialog box.

5. Click OK to return to the Surface-to-Surface Gluing dialog box.

6. In the Linear Settings group, enter any solver-specific properties for the contact between these face pairs and click OK.

Define gluing regions manually

1. Choose Home tab→Loads and Conditions group→Surface-to-Surface Gluing .

2. In the Surface to Surface Gluing dialog box, select Manual from the Type list.

3. In the Source Region group, select the first set of surfaces or element faces.

4. In the Target Region group, select the second set of surfaces and element faces.

5. In the Linear Settings group, enter any solver-specific properties for the contact between these face pairs and click OK.

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