- Suppression
-
Indicates whether the contact pair will be active or suppressed
upon creation (see
Creating suppressed interactions and constraints).
This column is hidden by default.
- Name
-
Displays the name of the contact pair. This column is displayed by
default.
- Separation
-
Displays the distance between the two surfaces in the contact pair
(see
Use of the contact detection algorithm).
This column is displayed by default.
- Main surface name
-
Displays the name of the surface acting as the main in the contact pair. This column is
hidden by default.
- Secondary surface name
-
Displays the name of the surface acting as the secondary in the contact pair. This column is
hidden by default.
- Main instance name
-
Displays the name of the part instance on which the main surface is located. This column is
hidden by default.
- Secondary instance name
-
Displays the name of the part instance on which the secondary surface is located. This column
is hidden by default.
- Type
-
Indicates whether
Abaqus/CAE
is creating a contact interaction or a tie constraint for the contact pair.
This column is displayed by default.
- Sliding
-
Indicates the tracking approach used in the contact interaction
formulation. This column is displayed by default.
- Discretization
-
Indicates the surface discretization used in the contact
interaction or tie constraint formulation. This column is displayed by default.
- Property
-
Indicates the contact interaction property used in the contact
formulation. This column is displayed by default.
- Contact
controls
- Indicates the contact controls used in the
contact formulation. This column is hidden by default and is unavailable in the
initial step.
- Adjust
-
For contact interactions, displays the range within which secondary nodes will be adjusted to
lie precisely on the main surface. If nodes in a set are
being adjusted, this column displays the name of the
set.
For tie constraints, indicates whether or not all tied secondary nodes will be adjusted to
lie precisely on the main surface.
This column is displayed by default.
- Create
step
-
Displays the name of the step in which
Abaqus/CAE
is activating the contact interaction or tie constraint. This column is hidden
by default.
- Surface smoothing
-
Indicates whether or not surface smoothing is applied to
axisymmetric or spherical surfaces in the contact pair (see
Smoothing Contact Surfaces in Abaqus/Standard).
This column is displayed by default.