When a Contact entity is created, its name is automatically generated with a prefix and sequential number as shown in the rule below.
Prefix + _ + Sequential number
The prefixes for contact entities are as shown in the table below.
Figure 7.7: Prefixes for contact entities
| Type | Prefix |
| General Contact | GContact |
| Rigid to Rigid 3D Contact (RTR3D Contact) | RTR3D |
| Flex to Rigid 3D Contact (FTR3D Contact) | FTR3D |
| Flex to Flex 3D Contact (FTF3D Contact) | FTF3D |
| Tie Contact | TIE |
| Sphere to Multi-Curve Contact | SPTMC |
| Cylinder to Multi-Curve Contact | CYTMC |
| Multi-Curve to Multi-Curve Contact | MCTMC |