From the N Combination Contact property dialog, the parameters for contact type, contact characteristics, and the contact entities can be modified as shown in the figure and table below.
Figure 4.34: Description of parameters in the N combination contact properties dialog
Parameter | Symbol | Description | Dimension (Range) |
1. Name | N/A | Use to set the name of the N Combination Contact object. | N/A |
2. Contact Entity Type | N/A | Use to set the type of contact. | , , , and can be selected.N/A |
3. Contact Characteristics | N/A | Use to set the contact parameters. For more information, refer to General Contact Properties. | N/A |
4. Geometry | N/A | Use to set the parameters for the contact geometry. | N/A |
5. Name | N/A | Use to show the name of the faceset, patchset or edgeset. | N/A |
6. Normal Direction | N/A | Use to show the normal direction of the faceset, patchset or edgeset. | N/A |
7. Property | N/A | Use to set the corresponding Faceset Properties, Patchset Properties or Edgeset Properties. If the button is clicked, the property dialog of the faceset, patchset or edgeset is opened. | N/A |
8. Select Geometry | N/A | Use to add or remove contact geometries. | N/A |
9. Display Normal Direction | N/A | Use to set the normal directions of the selected contact geometries. When the | button is clicked, the specified normal direction is applied.N/A |
10. Control buttons | N/A | If all necessary parameters are set, these buttons are enabled. For more information about the control buttons, refer to Entity Properties Access and Modification. | N/A |