Reply To: could not resolve cyclic dependencies in overlapping in contact regions.

[ARHAM ALI KHAN]

I have indeed imprinted the surfaces of the cylinders with the Al body in SolidWorks. The geometry was created as an assembly, and I carefully mated each individual cylinder cell to the aluminium (Al) body.

I will need to manually create or modify contacts to resolve any contact issues that may arise.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.