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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Problem with artificial intervertebral disc Reply To: Problem with artificial intervertebral disc

Sampat Kumar
Ansys Employee

Hello 
Based on the provided scenario, you can insert a Contact with the rigid body face on the Target side, and apply the softer material side face to the contact side. used substeps instead of auto time stepping default feature. You can use a little bit larger number of substeps to capture the contact behavior properly. 

Best Regards,
Sampat

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