:class:`ContactSurface`
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.. py:class:: ansys.dyna.core.pre.dynabase.ContactSurface(set)

   
   Defines a contact interface.
















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.. py:currentmodule:: ContactSurface

Overview
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   .. tab-item:: Methods

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          * - :py:attr:`~set_contact_region`
            - Include in the contact definition only those SURFA nodes/segments within a box.
          * - :py:attr:`~set_contact_thickness`
            - Set the contact thickness for the SURFA surface.
          * - :py:attr:`~set_penalty_stiffness_scale_factor`
            - Set the scale factor on the default surface penalty stiffness.



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          * - :py:attr:`~stub`
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          * - :py:attr:`~id`
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          * - :py:attr:`~thickness`
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          * - :py:attr:`~penalty_stiffness`
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Import detail
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    from ansys.dyna.core.pre.dynabase import ContactSurface


Attribute detail
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.. py:attribute:: stub

.. py:attribute:: id

.. py:attribute:: thickness
   :value: 0


.. py:attribute:: penalty_stiffness
   :value: 1.0




Method detail
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.. py:method:: set_contact_region(box)

   
   Include in the contact definition only those SURFA nodes/segments within a box.


   :Parameters:

       **box** : :obj:`Box`
           Box-shaped volume.














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.. py:method:: set_contact_thickness(thickness)

   
   Set the contact thickness for the SURFA surface.


   :Parameters:

       **thickness** : :class:`python:float`
           Contact thickness.














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.. py:method:: set_penalty_stiffness_scale_factor(scalefactor=1.0)

   
   Set the scale factor on the default surface penalty stiffness.


   :Parameters:

       **scalefactor** : :class:`python:int`, :obj:`optional`
           Scale factor. The default is ``1.0``.














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