Context:
If you are creating surface-to-surface contact interactions, you can
automate many of the steps in the below procedure by using the contact
detection tool. For more information, see
Using contact and constraint detection.
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From the main menu bar, select
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A Create Interaction dialog box appears with a
default name displayed in the Name text field.
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Type a name for the interaction. For more information about naming
objects, see
Using basic dialog box components.
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Select the step in which to activate the interaction. Click the arrow
next to the Step text field, and select from the list that
appears.
The Types for Selected Steps list changes to a
list of all of the available interaction types.
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From the Types for Selected Steps list, select
the interaction type, and click Continue.
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If required, select the region to which you want to apply the
interaction using one of the following methods:
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Select a region in the viewport. You can use the angle method to
select a group of faces or edges from geometry or a group of element faces. For
more information, see
Using the angle and feature edge method to select multiple objects.
When you have finished selecting, click mouse button 2.
If the model contains a combination of mesh and geometry, click
one of the following from the prompt area:
By default, for most interactions a set or surface is created that
contains the selected objects. You can change this behavior by toggling off the
option to create a set or surface in the prompt area. A default name is
provided in the prompt area, but you can enter a new name.
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To select from a list of existing sets or surfaces, do the
following:
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Click Sets or
Surfaces on the right side of the prompt area. (The name
of the button depends on the type of object you are creating. For example, if
you are creating a surface-to-surface contact interaction, a
Surfaces button appears.)
Abaqus/CAE
displays the Region Selection dialog box containing a list
of available sets or surfaces.
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Select the set or surface of interest, and click
Continue.
Note:
The default selection method is based on the selection
method you most recently employed. To revert to the other method, click
Select in Viewport or Sets or
Surfaces on the right side of the prompt area.
The interaction editor appears. The region to which you are applying
the interaction is highlighted in the viewport.
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Enter all of the data necessary to define the interaction, and click
OK. For detailed information on a particular feature of
the editor, select from the main menu bar and then click the
feature of interest or see
Using the interaction editors.
Symbols appear in the viewport that represent the interaction that
you just created. For more information, see
Understanding symbols that represent interactions, constraints, and connectors.