4.6.1. N Combination Contact Creation

N Combination Contact creates multiple contacts by selecting rigid bodies, facesets, patchsets and edgesets. When a faceset, patchset and edgeset are simultaneously selected as the contact geometry, only General Contact is available as the contact type. The parameters for N Combination Contact creation are introduced in the figure and table below.

Figure 4.31: N Combination Contact creation dialog

N Combination Contact creation dialog

Figure 4.32: Description of parameters in the N Combination Contact creation dialog

ParameterDescription
1. GeometryUse to set contact geometries using the MultiGeneral Picker. Faceset, patchset and edgeset are available. If faceset, patchset and edgeset are simultaneously selected, only General Contact is available.
2. Contact EntityUse to set the type of contact. RTR3D, FTR3D, FTF3D and General Contact are available.
3. NameUse to set the name of the N Combination Contact object.
4. Show Property DialogUse to open the property dialog after finishing the creation operation.
5. Control buttonsIf all necessary parameters are set, these buttons are enabled. For more information about the control buttons, refer to Entity Creation.