Contacts

Contact:
Name

Name. | Constraints: Conditions: “” input must be non-empty. The name must be unique.

Type:

str

SEContacted

Contacted: Contacted structural element.

Type:

Entity

SEContactedList

Contacted: Contacted structural element list.

Type:

List

SEContacting

Contacting: Contacting structural element.

Type:

Entity

SEContactingList

Contacting: Contacting structural element list.

Type:

List

TwoPass

Two passes: Two passes on contact detection phase.

Type:

bool

PhysicsOfContactInteraction

Type: Physics of contact interaction.

Type:

Enumerate: { Structural, Thermal, StructuralThermal, Seepage, StructuralSeepage }

ActTime

Act. time: Activation time. | Constraints: Conditions: Value must be greater or equal than 0. Activation time must be lower than deactivation time.

Type:

Double

DeactTime

Deact. time: Deactivation time. | Constraints: Conditions: Value must be greater than 0. Deactivation time must be greater than activation time.

Type:

Double

InteractionProperties

Interaction Properties: Contact interaction properties.

Type:

ContactInteractionProperties

ThermalInteractionProperties

Interaction Properties: Thermal/seepage contact interaction properties.

Type:

Entity

ContactInteractionProperties:
ContactType

Type: Contact behavior.

Type:

Enumerate: { ContactGlue, ContactTouching, ContactBreaking, ContactAdvanced, ContactCohesive, ThermalContactGlue, ThermalContactTouching, ThermalStructuralContact }

ContactTolerance

Tolerance: Contact tolerance. | Constraints: Conditions: Value must be greater or equal than 0.

Type:

Double

ContactBiasFactor

Bias factor: Contact bias factor. | Constraints: Conditions: Value must be greater or equal than 0.00 and lower or equal than 0.99.

Type:

Double

ContactTypeProperties

Contact properties: Properties by type of contact.

Type:

Entity

ThermalContactInteractionProperties:
ContactType

Type: Contact behavior.

Type:

Enumerate: { ContactGlue, ContactTouching, ContactBreaking, ContactAdvanced, ContactCohesive, ThermalContactGlue, ThermalContactTouching, ThermalStructuralContact }

ContactTolerance

Tolerance: Contact tolerance. | Constraints: Conditions: Value must be greater or equal than 0.

Type:

Double

ContactBiasFactor

Bias factor: Contact bias factor. | Constraints: Conditions: Value must be greater or equal than 0.00 and lower or equal than 0.99.

Type:

Double

ContactTypeProperties

Contact properties: Properties by type of contact.

Type:

Entity

ContactsContainer:
Find(FindEntity)

Find.

Parameters:

FindEntity (Entity/str) – Entity name to find

Returns:

Entity found

Return type:

Entity

Contact(EntityName)

Obtains an entity given its name

Parameters:

EntityName (str) – Entity name.

ContactsModelGroup(GroupName)

Obtains a group given its name

Parameters:

GroupName (str) – Group name.

createContact(SEContacted, SEContacting)

Contact: Create a contact pair

Alias: contact
Parameters:
  • SEContacted (SESolid3D) – Contacted: Contacted structural element. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

  • SEContacting (SESolid3D) – Contacting: Contacting structural element. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

createContact(SEContactedList, SEContactingList)

Contact: Create a contact pair

Alias: contact
Parameters:
  • SEContactedList (List) – Contacted: Contacted structural element list. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

  • SEContactingList (List) – Contacting: Contacting structural element list. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

createContact(Name, SEContacted, SEContacting)

Contact: Create a contact pair

Alias: contact
Parameters:
  • Name (str) – Name. Conditions: “” input must be non-empty.

  • SEContacted (SESolid3D) – Contacted: Contacted structural element. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

  • SEContacting (SESolid3D) – Contacting: Contacting structural element. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

createContact(Name, SEContactedList, SEContactingList)

Contact: Create a contact pair

Alias: contact
Parameters:
  • Name (str) – Name. Conditions: “” input must be non-empty.

  • SEContactedList (List) – Contacted: Contacted structural element list. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.

  • SEContactingList (List) – Contacting: Contacting structural element list. Conditions: “” does not exist in the dropdown list.