Contact Initialization

Contact initialization controls are available for general contact and contact pairs in Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit. In Abaqus/Standard, for small-sliding contact in both contact pairs and general contact, you can define precise initial clearance or overclosure values and contact directions for contact initialization.


In this section:

Contact Initialization for General Contact in Abaqus/Standard
Contact Initialization for Contact Pairs in Abaqus/Standard
Additional Contact Initialization Options for Small-Sliding Contact in Abaqus/Standard
Contact Initialization for General Contact in Abaqus/Explicit
Contact Initialization for Contact Pairs in Abaqus/Explicit