ansys.dyna.core.pre.dynabase.ContactSurface

class ansys.dyna.core.pre.dynabase.ContactSurface(set)

Defines a contact interface.

stub

id

thickness = 0

penalty_stiffness = 1.0

set_contact_region(box)

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

Parameters:

boxBox

Box-shaped volume.

set_contact_thickness(thickness)

Set the contact thickness for the SURFA surface.

Parameters:

thicknessfloat

Contact thickness.

set_penalty_stiffness_scale_factor(scalefactor=1.0)

Set the scale factor on the default surface penalty stiffness.

Parameters:

scalefactorint, optional

Scale factor. The default is 1.0.