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[markh748]

Hi,

I am splitting my 3D part in spaceclaim to apply different material definitions each partition. When I use the "split body" method in spaceclaim, it works. However, when I open my part in Mechanical is imports as two seperate parts with a "bonded" contact between them. The nodes on my partition edge do not match each other using the default mesh.

In Abaqus it is possible to partition a body without having to set up a tie constraint between the two surfaces. Is the same thing possible in Ansys? I.e. just to create an edge on the body where I want nodes but not split my part into multiple parts with contact definitions.

Maybe both are equivalent? I'm just wondering if there's a cleaner way

Many thanks,

Mark

[peteroznewman]

When you are finished with Split Body, click on the Workbench tab, then click on the Share button. It will find all the coincident faces and edges. Complete the operation by clicking on the green check mark button on the screen and close SpaceClaim. In Mechanical, delete any automatically created Contacts (if any). When you mesh, the nodes on the coincident faces and edges will be shared.

[markh748]

Perfect. Thanks!