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November 26, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Gary Stofan
Ansys Employee
Applying Bolt Pretesnion using a Load (force) with non-linear contact can be very difficult to converge.
I would apply the pretension as small Length (distance) to make sure your contact is set correctly. You can read the resulting force as needed.