Defining Surface-Based Contact or Bonded Contact by Selecting Surfaces

You can select individual surface pairs manually and configure them for sliding contact or bonded contact.

See Also
About Surface-Based Contact and Bonded Contact
About Proximity and Orientation Requirements
  1. From the Connections section of the action bar, click Surface-based Contact .
  2. Optional: Enter a descriptive Name.
  3. Select a geometry support as the first surface, Support 1.
    Note: The distinction between the first and second surfaces in a bonded connection is mostly arbitrary.
  4. To change the support selection focus, click Support 2.
  5. Select a geometry support on a different component to act as the second surface.

    Tip: When the contacting surfaces are difficult to discern, you can render all parts translucent except for parts associated with the contacting surfaces.
    • Click green to render all parts translucent except for contacting parts associated withSupport 1.
    • Click magenta to render all parts translucent except for contacting parts associated with Support 2.

  6. For linear structural simulations, select one of the following Structural interaction options:
    OptionDescription
    Sliding Allows two surfaces to move sideways with respect to each other.
    Bonded Conjoins two surfaces permanently without the ability to move with respect to each other.
  7. Click OK.